# Utne

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Village in Ullensvang Municipality, Norway

This article is about the village. For the magazine, see [Utne Reader](/source/Utne_Reader). For the Norwegian resistance member, see [Leif Utne](/source/Leif_Utne).

Village in Western Norway, Norway

Utne Village View of the village Interactive map of Utne Coordinates: 60°25′22″N 6°37′28″E / 60.42268°N 6.62446°E / 60.42268; 6.62446 Country Norway Region Western Norway County Vestland District Hardanger Municipality Ullensvang Municipality Elevation [1] 5 m (16 ft) Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST) Post Code 5778 Utne

**Utne**[2] is a village in [Ullensvang Municipality](/source/Ullensvang_Municipality) in the [Hardanger](/source/Hardanger) region of [Vestland](/source/Vestland) county, [Norway](/source/Norway). The village is located on the northern end of the Folgefonna Peninsula, at the [confluence](/source/Confluence) of the [Sørfjorden](/source/S%C3%B8rfjorden_(Hardanger)) and [Hardangerfjorden](/source/Hardangerfjorden). The village is the site of [Utne Church](/source/Utne_Church). The village of [Alsåker](/source/Als%C3%A5ker) lies about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the west on the northern shore of the peninsula and the village of [Vikebygd](/source/Vikebygd%2C_Ullensvang) lies about 20 kilometres (12 mi) to the south along the eastern shore of the peninsula.[3]

Utne is a ferry port with regular ferry routes from [Kinsarvik](/source/Kinsarvik) to Kvanndal via Utne, connecting the two sides of the fjord. Utne is also home to the [Utne Hotel](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Utne_Hotel&action=edit&redlink=1) [[no](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utne_Hotell)], Norway's oldest hotel in continuous operation, founded in 1722.[4]

## Name

Utne, in [Norwegian](/source/Norwegian_language), probably has some [pre-Germanic](/source/Germanic_parent_language) elements (i.e. before approx. 200 CE). Other place-names in the area also has an element of pre-Germanic and unknown origins.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] It has been suggested that it derives from "Út-tún", meaning the hamlet or farmstead that is "out". This fits with the village's position at the tip of a peninsula that sticks out into the [Hardangerfjorden](/source/Hardangerfjorden). This is however uncertain.[5]

## Media gallery

		- The ferry stopped at Utne

		- View of Utne from the ferry

		- Utne hotel

		- Utne in 1933

		- Utne as seen from ferry during summer

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Utne, Ullensvang"](https://www.yr.no/nb/v%C3%A6rvarsel/daglig-tabell/1-514254/Norge/Vestland/Ullensvang/Utne). [yr.no](/source/Yr.no). Retrieved 17 January 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-name_2-0)** ["Informasjon om stadnamn"](https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/24272). *Norgeskart* (in Norwegian). [Kartverket](/source/Norwegian_Mapping_Authority). Retrieved 17 January 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-snl_3-0)** Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (26 November 2024). ["Utne"](https://snl.no/Utne). *[Store norske leksikon](/source/Store_norske_leksikon)* (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 17 January 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-oldest_4-0)** ["Utne"](https://web.archive.org/web/20010827205936/http://www.bergen-guide.com/367.htm). *Bergen Guide*. Bergen Promotion. Archived from [the original](http://www.bergen-guide.com/367.htm) on 27 August 2001.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Rygh, Oluf](/source/Oluf_Rygh) (1919). [*Norske gaardnavne: Nordre Bergenhus amt*](http://www.dokpro.uio.no/perl/navnegransking/rygh_ng/rygh_visetekst.prl?s=n&Vise=Vise&KRYSS182034%4040731=on) (in Norwegian) (12 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 459.

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