Knarvik

Also known as Knarrviki

Knarvik is the administrative centre of Alver Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the mainland, about straight north of Bergen 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.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Knarvik
Settlement.other_name: Knarrviki / Knarrevik (unofficial)
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: KnarvikSeenFromHogstefjellet.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: View of the village (looking north)
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.mapframe zoom: 11
Settlement.mapframe marker: village
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Norway
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Western Norway
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Vestland
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Nordhordland
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name4: Alver Municipality

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Wikidata facts

Population: 6594
Area: 3.48
Elevation: 38
Image: KnarvikSeenFromHogstefjellet.jpg

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The village has a population (2025) of and a population density of . This makes it the largest settlement in the Nordhordland district of Vestland county.