Official Name: | Søvik |
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: | Bjørnafjorden |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Area Total Km2: | 1.23 |
Population As Of: | 2019 |
Population Total: | 1622 |
Population Density Km2: | 1319 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 5215 Lysekloster |
Elevation M: | 22 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Coordinates: | 60.2122°N 5.3847°W |
Søvik is a village in the municipality of Bjørnafjorden in Vestland county, Norway. The village lies at the eastern end of the Lysefjorden, a short distance south of the city of Bergen. The area is notable for the ancient ruins of the Lyse Abbey, located on the northeast side of the village. The Lyshornet mountain lies about north of the village.
The village has been growing in recent years, and in 2013, Statistics Norway started included the neighboring village of Nordvik to the north in Bergen municipality as part of the "urban area" of Søvik. This has increased the size and area of Søvik, and it now is an urban area that spans two different municipalities. The 1.23km2 urban area of Søvik has a population (2019) of 1,662 and a population density of . Of that total size, 0.31km2 - with 385 residents - is in Bergen municipality and 0.92km2 - with 1,237 residents - is in Bjørnafjorden municipality.[2]