Innvik is a village in

Stryn Municipality Stryn is a municipality in the county of Vestland, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Nordfjord. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Stryn. The municipality is located along the innermost part of th ...

in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the southern shore of the Nordfjorden. The village is located about west of the village of

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and about northeast of the village of

Utvik Utvik is a village in Stryn Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the southern shore of the Nordfjorden. The village lies about southwest of the village of Innvik and about north of the village of Byrkjelo (in Gl ...

. Directly across the fjord from Innvik lies the village of Roset. The village has a population (2019) of 431 and a population density of . The village was the

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of the old municipality of

Innvik Innvik is a former municipality in the old Sogn og Fjordane county in Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until 1965. Innvik is located in the present-day Stryn Municipality in Vestland county, encompassing about the western third of th ...

, which existed from 1838 until 1965.

Innvik Church Innvik Church ( no, Innvik kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Stryn Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Innvik (village), Innvik. It is the church for the Innvik parish which is part of the N ...

is located in the village.

Name

The name comes from the old ''Innvik'' farm ( non, Víkr), since

is located there. The old name is identical with the word ''vík'' which means "

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". Over time, the prefix ''inn-'' (meaning "inner") was added to distinguish the area from nearby

(meaning "outer" Vik). The name ''Indviken'' or the more modern spelling ''Innvik'' has been in use since the 15th century.

References

Villages in Vestland Stryn {{Vestland-geo-stub