{{Short description|Village in Malvik Municipality, Norway}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Vikhammer |other_name = Malvik |native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type = Village |image_skyline = Vikhammer-2001-ses.jpg |image_caption = View of the village |mapframe = yes |mapframe-zoom = 11 |mapframe-marker = village |pushpin_map = Trøndelag#Norway |pushpin_label = |pushpin_label_position = top |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{NOR}} |subdivision_type1 = Region |subdivision_name1 = Central Norway |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Trøndelag |subdivision_type3 = District |subdivision_name3 = Trondheim Region |subdivision_type4 = Municipality |subdivision_name4 = Malvik Municipality |timezone1 = CET |utc_offset1 = +01:00 |timezone1_DST = CEST |utc_offset1_DST = +02:00 |postal_code_type = Post Code |postal_code = 7560 Vikhammer |coordinates = {{coord|63.4373|10.6266|region:NO_type:city|display=inline,title}} |elevation_m = 4 |elevation_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|title=Vikhammer, Malvik (Trøndelag)|url=https://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Tr%C3%B8ndelag/Malvik/Vikhammer/|publisher=yr.no|accessdate=2018-03-22}}</ref>}}
'''Vikhammer'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Informasjon om stadnamn |url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/263026 |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=Norgeskart |publisher=Kartverket |language=no}}</ref> is a village in Malvik Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along an arm of the Trondheimsfjord, about {{convert|1.5|km}} east of the village of Hundhammeren.
The villages of Hundhammeren, Vikhammer, Saksvik (all in Malvik Municipality), and Væretrøa (in Trondheim Municipality) together form a single urban area called ''Malvik'' which crosses the municipal border. The {{convert|2.68|km2|acre|adj=on}} urban area has a population (2024) of 7,538 and a population density of {{convert|2813|PD/km2}}.<ref name="ssb">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |date=2024-10-01 |title=Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/folketall/statistikk/tettsteders-befolkning-og-areal}}</ref> This area is the most populous urban area in the municipality.<ref name="snl">{{cite SNL|Vikhammer|Vikhammer|2025-02-06|Haugen|Morten O.|2024-11-25}}</ref>
Vikhammer is a center of tourism each summer, with many German and Swedish camping tourists who camp at ''Vikhammer Camping''. Tourists come to see the fjords for which Norway is famous. Locally, the salmon fishing is also a popular tourist activity. The European route E6 highway runs just south of the village. The Vikhammer Station on the Nordland Line is located in the village. Malvik Church is located just east of the village.
The village is called "Vikhammer" because it was historically a Viking village. There is also a park in Vikhammer called "Vikhov park" which got its name because the Vikings had their houses in that area.
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==External links== * [http://www.vikhammer.no/ Vikhammer Camping] {{in lang|no}}
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Category:Villages in Trøndelag Category:Malvik Municipality