Official Name: | Stårheim |
Other Name: | Torvika |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Vestland#Norway |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Vestland |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Western Norway |
Subdivision Name2: | Vestland |
Subdivision Name3: | Nordfjord |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Stad Municipality |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Area Total Km2: | 0.26 |
Population As Of: | 2018 |
Population Total: | 233 |
Population Density Km2: | 896 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 6777 Stårheim |
Coordinates: | 61.9188°N 5.7612°W |
Elevation M: | 2 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Stårheim (or Torvika) is a village in the municipality of Stad in Vestland county, Norway. Stårheim is located in the central part of Stad Municipality on the north shore of the Nordfjorden, about west of the municipal center of Nordfjordeid and about east of the village of Kjølsdalen. There is a regularly scheduled ferry route from Stårheim to the small village of Isane (in Bremanger Municipality), located about south across the Nordfjorden.
The urban centre of the village is called Torvika by Statistics Norway. The 0.26km2 urban area has a population (2018) of 233 and a population density of .[2]
Stårheim Church is the parish church located in the village of Stårheim. It is part of the Diocese of Bjørgvin and the Nordfjord prosti (deanery). The church building, which was constructed during 1864, can seat 340 people. It was built from drawings by architect Christian Heinrich Grosch.[3]
Arne Ivarsson (Árni Ívarsson á Stoðreimi), a prominent lendmann from Stårheim during the 12th century, was a husband of Ingrid Ragnvaldsdotter, mother of King Inge I of Norway. Their son, Nicholas Arnesson, became the Bishop of Oslo.[4] [5] Stårheim is the home of a few celebrities, most notably journalist Karoline Vårdal.
The local sports team is Stårheim IL.