Angvik Explained

Official Name:Angvik
Other Name:Angvika
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Møre og Romsdal#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Møre og Romsdal
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Western Norway
Subdivision Name2:Møre og Romsdal
Subdivision Name3:Nordmøre
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Gjemnes Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:6636 Angvik
Coordinates:62.8922°N 8.086°W
Elevation M:17
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Angvik or Angvika is a small village in Gjemnes Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located along the western shores of the Tingvollfjorden, just across the fjord from the village of Tingvollvågen.[2]

The population of Angvik is about 300. There is a furniture factory, a salmon fish farm, a Spa Hotel, and tourist apartments. The village of Rausand (in Nesset Municipality) lies about to the south, Heggem lies about to the west, Torvikbukt lies about to the northwest - near the mountain Reinsfjellet, and the village of Flemma lies about to the north.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Angvika, Gjemnes (Møre og Romsdal). yr.no. 2019-05-27.
  2. Web site: Angvik. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 2010-11-27.