Skånevik is a village in
Etne
Etne is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Sunnhordland, although it is also sometimes considered to be part of the district o ...
municipality in
Vestland
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county,
Norway
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. The village is located along the
Skånevikfjorden, near the entrance to the
Ã…krafjorden. The village lies across the fjord from the village of
Utåker in neighboring
Kvinnherad
Kvinnherad is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Sunnhordland, along the Hardangerfjorden. The municipality was the 5th in siz ...
municipality. The municipal centre of
Etnesjøen
Etnesjøen or Etne is the administrative centre of Etne municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located at the inner end of the Etnefjorden, along the European route E134 highway, about south of the village of Skånevik and ab ...
lies about straight south across a mountain, although one must drive about around the mountain to get there.
The village has a population (2019) of 571 and a
population density
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of .
Historically, the village was the
administrative centre
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In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgi ...
of the old municipality of
Skånevik which existed until 1965.
Skånevik Church was the main church for the old municipality, and it is still in use in the village today.
The village is a transportation hub for the area since it is a regular port of call for a cross-fjord ferry route. The ferry goes from Skånevik to
Utåker to
Sunde i Matre. There are also ferries that go from Skånevik to
Bergen
Bergen (, ) is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland county on the Western Norway, west coast of Norway. Bergen is the list of towns and cities in Norway, second-largest city in Norway after the capital Oslo.
By May 20 ...
. The
European route E134
European route E134 () is a International E-road network, European highway that crosses Norway starting at Haugesund Airport, Karmøy near the city of Haugesund on the west coast, heading over Haukeli, passing the city of Drammen, and ending in V ...
highway can be accessed just east of Skånevik.
References
Villages in Vestland
Etne
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