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(Redirected from Nordheimsund) Village in Western Norway, Norway
Norheimsund
Village
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Norheimsund is located in VestlandNorheimsundNorheimsundLocation of the villageShow map of VestlandNorheimsund is located in NorwayNorheimsundNorheimsundNorheimsund (Norway)Show map of Norway
Coordinates: 60°22′15″N 06°08′44″E / 60.37083°N 6.14556°E / 60.37083; 6.14556
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyVestland
DistrictHardanger
MunicipalityKvam
Area
 • Total3.85 km (1.49 sq mi)
Elevation6 m (20 ft)
Population
 • Total4,399
 • Density1,143/km (2,960/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code5600 Norheimsund

Norheimsund is the administrative centre of the municipality of Kvam in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the northern side of the Hardangerfjord, about 80 kilometres (50 mi) from the city of Bergen. The village of Øystese lies about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the northeast and the village of Vikøy lies about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) southeast of Norheimsund. The village of Steine is a suburb, immediately to the west of Norheimsund. The 3.85-square-kilometre (950-acre) village (which includes the neighboring village of Øystese) has a population (2019) of 4,399 and a population density of 1,143 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,960/sq mi).

Norheimsund has a lot of tourist traffic, especially in the summers. The waterfall Steinsdalsfossen, as of 2006 the 6th most visited natural tourist attraction in Norway, is located in Steine, just west of Norheimsund before the entrance to the Toka Gorge.

Norheimsund is the seat of municipal government and largest commercial center in the municipality with about 50 stores. There is also some industry in the village with factories, wood processing plants, and food processing plants. The newspaper Hordaland Folkeblad is published in Norheimsund. Norheimsund Church is located in the village. The Norheimsund Upper Secondary School is also located here. The waterfront area in Norheimsund has been redeveloped and beautified, and has won awards for development (in 2000) and for attractiveness (in 2013).

History

The downtown center of Norheimsund was destroyed by a large fire on 7 October 1932. It was rebuilt with very functionalist-style architecture (rather than historic). During the Nazi occupation of Norway during World War II, the Germans had a large training camp at Norheimsund and large fortifications were built along the bay.

References

  1. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2019). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. "Norheimsund, Kvam (Hordaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  3. "Attraksjon 2006" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Innovasjon Norge. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 April 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2008.
  4. Store norske leksikon: Hordaland Folkeblad.
  5. Store norske leksikon. "Norheimsund" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 29 June 2014.

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