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Knarvik

Village in Alver Municipality, Norway

Field	Value
official_name	Knarvik
other_name	Knarrviki / Knarrevik (unofficial)
settlement_type	Village
image_skyline	KnarvikSeenFromHogstefjellet.jpg
image_caption	View of the village (looking north)
mapframe	yes
mapframe-zoom	11
mapframe-marker	village
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Norway
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Western Norway
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Vestland
subdivision_type3	District
subdivision_name3	Nordhordland
subdivision_type4	Municipality
subdivision_name4	Alver Municipality
timezone1	CET
utc_offset1	+01:00
timezone1_DST	CEST
utc_offset1_DST	+02:00
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	3.67
population_as_of	2025
population_footnotes
population_total	6594
population_density_km2	1797
postal_code_type	Post Code
postal_code	5914 Isdalstø
coordinates
elevation_m	36
elevation_footnotes

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Knarvik is the administrative centre of Alver Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the mainland, about 20 km straight north of Bergen at the confluence of four fjords: Osterfjorden (heading east), Sørfjorden (heading southeast), Salhusfjorden (heading southwest), and the Radfjorden (heading northwest). The village of Isdalstø lies immediately north of Knarvik.

The 3.67 km2 village has a population (2025) of and a population density of 1797 PD/km2. This makes it the largest settlement in the Nordhordland district of Vestland county.

The centre of the village is the site of the Knarvik Senter, the largest shopping centre in Nordhordland with 61 stores. The European route E39 highway runs straight through the village dividing it into two major parts. The northern part is where the large shopping mall is located while the southern part is still in its original state with scattered buildings and shops.

Knarvik has several kindergartens, a junior high school, and a regional high school (Knarvik vidaregåande skule) with more than 1,000 students. The newly built Knarvik Church was completed in 2014 to serve the growing community. Before its completion, residents had to travel up to Alversund Church in the village of Alversund, located about 4 km to the north.

Transportation

In recent years population and traffic have increased creating demand for an upgrade of the infrastructure. Rush hour traffic is an increasingly common sight.

Today, Knarvik is connected with Bergen Municipality to the south via the Hagelsund Bridge (finished 1982) and the Nordhordland Bridge (finished 1994). The car ferry connection between Knarvik and Bergen (Knarvik – Steinestø), which historically transported cars and people between the two places was in use up until the completion of the Nordhordland Bridge. That ferry connection was at one time carrying more vehicles than any other car ferry connection in Norway.

References

"Knarvik, Alver". [[yr.no]].
"Informasjon om stadnamn". [[Norwegian Mapping Authority.
{{Cite SNL. Knarvik. Knarvik. 2025-11-30. Thorsnæs. Geir. 2025-08-01
Statistisk sentralbyrå. (2025-10-27). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".

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