Klyve

Klyve is a hamlet and basic statistical unit in Voss Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located just east of the small villages of Kyte and Nordheim. The municipal centre, Vossavangen, lies about to the southwest.
Klyve includes the farms Nedra Klyve to the south and Øvre Klyve to the north. The settlement is accessible via Norwegian County Road 5386, also known as Raundalsvegen.

History

The settlement was attested as Klyufua in 1427. The original name is reconstructed as *Kljúfar from the Old Norse verb kljúfa which means 'split' or 'cleave', referring to its location between two hills.