Marvik is a village in

Suldal Suldal is a municipality in the northeast corner of Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Ryfylke. Since 1965, the administrative centre of Suldal is the village of Sand i Ryfylke (prior to that it was the villag ...

municipality in

Rogaland Rogaland () is a Counties of Norway, county in Western Norway, bordering the North Sea to the west and the counties of Vestland to the north, Vestfold og Telemark to the east and Agder to the east and southeast. In 2020, it had a population of 47 ...

county,

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. The village is located along the

Sandsfjorden Sandsfjorden or Sandsfjord is a fjord in Suldal Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The long fjord is the northernmost arm of main Boknafjorden in Rogaland county. The fjord begins at the confluence of the Saudafjorden and Hylsfjorden, jus ...

on the southern coast of the Ropeid peninsula. The village is a commercial centre of the peninsula, having a general store, primary school, marina, library, and

Marvik Chapel Marvik Chapel ( no, Marvik kapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Suldal Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Marvik. It is an annex chapel in the Sand parish which is part of the Ryfylke prosti ( d ...

. The

Sandsfjord Bridge Sandsfjorden or Sandsfjord is a fjord in Suldal Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The long fjord is the northernmost arm of main Boknafjorden in Rogaland county. The fjord begins at the confluence of the Saudafjorden and Hylsfjorden, jus ...

lies a short distance east of Marvik. It opened in 2016. This bridge gives residents of Marvik a long, ferry-free route to the municipal centre of

Sand Sand is a granular material composed of finely divided mineral particles. Sand has various compositions but is defined by its grain size. Sand grains are smaller than gravel and coarser than silt. Sand can also refer to a textural class of s ...

(without the bridge, it used to be a drive around several fjords to reach Sand without using a ferry).

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Villages in Rogaland Suldal {{Rogaland-geo-stub