Søvik is a village and a regional service center in
Ålesund Municipality
Ålesund () sometimes spelled Aalesund in English, is a list of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Møre og Romsdal counties of Norway, County, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Sunnmøre and the centr ...
in
Møre og Romsdal county,
Norway
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. It is located in the northwestern part of Ålesund Municipality, along the sea, just southeast of the islands of
Bjørnøya and
Terøya. The area was part of the municipality of
Borgund until 1965 and then it was part of
Haram Municipality
Haram is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It was part of the Sunnmøre region. The administrative center was Brattvåg, the industrial center of Sunnmøre. Other important villages in the municipality included Austnes, ...
until 2020 when it joined Ålesund.
The village has a population (2018) of 1,001 and a
population density
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of .
The main church for Søvik is
Hamnsund Church, located just outside the village in Hamnsund.
Søvik is a service center for the population in the nearby smaller villages of
Hamnsund and Gamlem, as well as the islands of
Bjørnøya and
Terøya. These services include the .
The main industries of Søvik are
fishing
Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish. Fish are often caught as wildlife from the natural environment, but may also be caught from stocked bodies of water such as ponds, canals, park wetlands and reservoirs. Fishing techniques inclu ...
,
shipyards, and the provision of public and commercial services. Local companies are the
STX Norway Offshore AS, Mørenot,
Coop
Coop, COOP, Co-op, or ''variation'', most often refers to:
* A chicken coop or other enclosure
* Cooperative or co-operative ("co-op"), an association of persons who cooperate for their mutual social, economic, and cultural benefit
** Housing ...
, Spar, and Mix.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sovik, Haram
Villages in Møre og Romsdal
Ålesund