Bøvågen

Coordinates: 60°41′56″N 04°55′41″E / 60.69889°N 4.92806°E / 60.69889; 4.92806
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Bøvågen
Village
Bøvågen is located in Vestland
Bøvågen
Bøvågen
Location of the village
Bøvågen is located in Norway
Bøvågen
Bøvågen
Bøvågen (Norway)
Coordinates: 60°41′56″N 04°55′41″E / 60.69889°N 4.92806°E / 60.69889; 4.92806
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyVestland
DistrictNordhordland
MunicipalityAlver
Elevation13 m (43 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
5937 Bøvågen

Bøvågen is a small village in Alver municipality, Vestland county, Norway. It's located on the northern part of the island of Radøy. From 1924 until 1964, it was the administrative centre of the former municipality of Hordabø. Hordabø Church is located in the village.

The village sits about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northwest of the village of Manger. Bøvågen has had various industry over the years. Originally it was a fishing village, but more recently it has been home to a plant belonging to the industrial company Sverre Munck Elektro-Mekanisk Industri.[2][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Bøvågen" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  2. ^ Haaland, Anders. "Sverre Munck". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
  3. ^ Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Bøvågen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 19 August 2009.