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Ålvik
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Also known as Indre Ålvik

Ålvik is a village in Kvam Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village "urban area" consists of the settlements of Ytre Ålvik and Indre Ålvik (outer and inner Ålvik) plus the nearby village of Vikedal. The settlements are located on either side of a ridge with Vikedal in between. Indre Ålvik has been heavily industrialised since the early 1900s, when Bjølvefossen A/S was established. The village lies along the Ålvik bay on the northern shore of the Hardangerfjord. Ålvik Church is located in the village.

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Ålvik
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Indre Ålvik
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Village
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Ålvik med utsikt.jpg
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View of the village
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yes
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11
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village
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Country
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Norway
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Region
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Western Norway
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County
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Vestland
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District
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Hardanger
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Municipality
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Kvam Municipality

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Population
452
Area
0.7
Elevation
37
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Ålvik med utsikt.jpg
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Ålvik, Kvam
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Ålvik is a village in Kvam Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village "urban area" consists of the settlements of Ytre Ålvik and Indre Ålvik (outer and inner Ålvik) plus the nearby village of Vikedal. The settlements are located on either side of a ridge with Vikedal in between. Indre Ålvik has been heavily industrialised since the early 1900s, when Bjølvefossen A/S was established. The village lies along the Ålvik bay on the northern shore of the Hardangerfjord. Ålvik Church is located in the village.

The village has a population (2025) of 452 and a population density of .

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