Søvik is a village in the municipality of

Bjørnafjorden Bjørnafjorden is a fjord in Vestland county, Norway. It runs through the municipalities of Austevoll, Bjørnafjorden, and Tysnes. The large island of Tysnesøya (and many small, surrounding islands such as Reksteren) lie along the south side ...

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county,

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. The village lies at the eastern end of the

Lysefjorden Lysefjord or Lysefjorden is a fjord located in the Ryfylke area in Rogaland county in southwestern Norway. The long fjord lies in the municipalities of Strand and Sandnes, about east of the city of Stavanger. The name means ''light fjord'', a ...

, a short distance south of the city of

Bergen Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula of ...

. The area is notable for the ancient ruins of the

Lyse Abbey Lyse Abbey or Saint Mary's Abbey, Lyse ( no, Lyse kloster, Lyse Mariakloster) is a now-ruined Cistercian monastery in Bjørnafjorden Municipality in Vestland county in south-western Norway. The name "Lyse" is derived from Lysefjorden near w ...

, located on the northeast side of the village. The

Lyshornet Lyshornet is a mountain in Bjørnafjorden Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The tall mountain lies about north of the village of Søvik and about west of the village of Søfteland. The Lyse Abbey lies at the southern base of the mount ...

mountain lies about north of the village.

Population

The village has been growing in recent years, and in 2013,

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started included the neighboring village of

Nordvik Nordvik is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1917 until its dissolution in 1962. The island municipality encompassed the central part of the island of Dønna as well as the smaller surrounding is ...

to the north in

municipality as part of the "urban area" of Søvik. This has increased the size and area of Søvik, and it now is an urban area that spans two different municipalities. The urban area of Søvik has a population (2019) of 1,662 and a

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of . Of that total size, —with 385 residents—is in Bergen municipality and —with 1,237 residents—is in Bjørnafjorden municipality.

References

Villages in Vestland Bjørnafjorden {{Vestland-geo-stub