Knarvik

Not to be confused with Knarrevik.
Knarvik
Village

View of the village (looking north)
Knarvik
Knarvik

Location in Hordaland county

Coordinates: 60°32′43″N 05°16′55″E / 60.54528°N 5.28194°E / 60.54528; 5.28194Coordinates: 60°32′43″N 05°16′55″E / 60.54528°N 5.28194°E / 60.54528; 5.28194
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Hordaland
District Nordhordland
Municipality Lindås
Area[1]
  Total 3.18 km2 (1.23 sq mi)
Elevation[2] 38 m (125 ft)
Population (2013)[1]
  Total 5,207
  Density 1,637/km2 (4,240/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code 5914 Isdalstø

Knarvik (or Knarrviki) is the administrative centre of the municipality of Lindås in Hordaland county, Norway. The 3.18-square-kilometre (790-acre) village has a population (2013) of 5207, giving the village a population density of 1,637 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,240/sq mi).[1] This makes it the largest settlement in the whole Nordhordland district of Hordaland. The village is located on the mainland, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) straight north of the city at the confluence of four fjords: Osterfjorden (heading east), Sørfjorden (heading southeast), Salhusfjorden (heading southwest), and the Radfjorden (heading northwest). The village of Isdalstø lies immediately north of Knarvik.[3]

Knarvik Senter mall
Knarvik videregåande skule

The center of the village is the site of the Knarvik Senter, the largest shopping centre in Nordhordland with 61 stores. The European route E39 highway runs straight through the village dividing it into two major parts. The northern part is where the large shopping mall is located while the southern part is still in its original state with scattered buildings and shops.

Knarvik has several kindergartens, a junior high school, and a regional high school (Knarvik vidaregåande skule) with more than 1,000 students. The newly built Knarvik Church was completed in 2014 to serve the growing community. Before its completion, residents had to travel up to Alversund Church in the village of Alversund, located about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the north.

Transportation

In recent years population and traffic has increased creating demand for an upgrade of the infrastructure. Rush hour traffic is an increasingly common sight.

Today, Knarvik is connected with Bergen via the Hagelsund Bridge (finished 1982) and the Nordhordland Bridge (finished 1994). The car ferry connection between Knarvik and Bergen (Knarvik – Steinestø), that historically transported cars and people between the two places was in use up until the completion of the Nordhordland Bridge. That ferry connection was at one time carrying more vehicles than any other car ferry connection in Norway.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2013). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality.".
  2. "Knarvik" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2014-03-24.
  3. 1 2 Store norske leksikon. "Knarvik" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2014-03-24.


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