Hervik is a village in

Tysvær Tysvær is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is part of the Haugalandet region. The municipality is located on the Haugalandet peninsula on the northern side of the Boknafjorden, just east of the towns of Kopervik and Haugesund. Th ...

municipality in Rogaland county,

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. The village is located on the western shore of the Herviksfjorden, about east of the village of Tysværvåg and about northeast of the

Kårstø Kårstø is an industrial facility located near the village of Susort, along the Boknafjorden, in the municipality of Tysvær in Rogaland county, Norway. The site features a number of natural gas processing plants that refine natural gas and con ...

industrial site. The village is known for production of fruit syrup, juice, and jam. Products are sold by mail order, at 7-Eleven and in

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nationwide in Norway.

History

The village has been populated since around the 14th century and has grave sites dating from the

Bronze Age The Bronze Age is a historic period, lasting approximately from 3300 BC to 1200 BC, characterized by the use of bronze, the presence of writing in some areas, and other early features of urban civilization. The Bronze Age is the second prin ...

. The name Hervik is etymologically connected to Harwich in

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, ''Here-wic'', which means a cove (''vik'' in Norwegian) populated by an army (''hær'' in Norwegian). In medieval sources the village is known as ''Heruicum''.

References

Villages in Rogaland Tysvær {{Rogaland-geo-stub