Knarrevik

Knarrevik
Knarrvika
Village
View of the village
Knarrevik
Location in Hordaland county
Knarrevik
Knarrevik (Norway)
Coordinates: 60°22′14″N 05°09′11″E / 60.37056°N 5.15306°E / 60.37056; 5.15306Coordinates: 60°22′14″N 05°09′11″E / 60.37056°N 5.15306°E / 60.37056; 5.15306
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Hordaland
District Midhordland
Municipality Fjell
Elevation[1] 42 m (138 ft)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code 5355 Knarrevik

Knarrevik or Knarrvika is a village in Fjell municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located along the Byfjorden on the eastern coast of the island of Litlesotra, just north of the municipal centre of Straume. The western end of the Sotra Bridge lies at Knarrevik.

The 6.62-square-kilometre (1,640-acre) urban area of Knarrevik/Straume has a population (2013) of 10,302; giving the area a population density of 1,556 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,030/sq mi).[2]

References

  1. "Knarrvika, Fjell (Hordaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2014-12-08.
  2. Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2013). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".


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