Bekkjarvik Explained

Official Name:Bekkjarvik
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Vestland#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Western Norway
Subdivision Name2:Vestland
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Midhordland
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Austevoll
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Area Total Km2:0.74
Population As Of:2019
Population Total:577
Population Density Km2:780
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:5397 Bekkjarvik
Elevation M:11
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:60.0081°N 5.2006°W

Bekkjarvik is a village in Austevoll municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the northeastern coast of the island of Selbjørn. The 0.74km2 village has a population (2019) of 577 and a population density of .[2]

The village is an old trading post, with an inn that has been in operation since the 17th century. There was also a barrel factory. Today, the inn is still in operation and most of the economy centers around the seasonal fishing industry. Bekkjarvik Church has been located in this village since 1895. The Selbjørn Bridge runs from Bekkjarvik across a small strait to the nearby island of Huftarøy.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bekkjarvik, Austevoll (Hordaland). yr.no. Norwegian. 2015-01-02.
  2. Web site: Statistisk sentralbyrå . Statistics Norway . 1 January 2019 . Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality .
  3. Web site: Bekkjarvik. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 2015-01-02.
  4. http://www.dn.no/smak/2015/08/13/2126/Kokken-havet/kokken-havet-reker Kokken & havet: Reker