Søvik, Vestland Explained

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.

Population

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Søvik, Os (Hordaland). yr.no. Norwegian. 2014-08-08.
  2. Web site: Statistisk sentralbyrå . Statistics Norway . 1 January 2019 . Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality .