Ervik, Vestland Explained

Official Name:Ervik
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Vestland#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Vestland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Western Norway
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Vestland
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Nordfjord
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Stad Municipality
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:6750 Stadlandet
Coordinates:62.166°N 5.1234°W
Elevation M:11
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Ervik is a village in Stad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the northwestern tip of the Stadlandet peninsula, about northwest of the village of Selje, and about northwest of the village of Leikanger. The village sits at the southern base of the 497m (1,631feet) mountain plateau, Kjerringa which forms a cliff that plunges almost vertically into the ocean at the northwestern end of the peninsula. It is one of the westernmost villages in mainland Norway.

Ervik Church is located in the village. There is a memorial at the church for the people who died when was bombed by Allied aircraft and sank off the coast of Ervik.

The village has a grocery store, kindergarten, and small school. The residents of Ervik work mostly with fishing and farming (mostly cattle, sheep, and goat farming). There is also a large beach area in the small bay along the coast of Ervik.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ervik, Stad (Vestland). yr.no. 2019-10-06.