Country Norway County Hordaland Municipality Os Elevation 22 m Population 1,066 (2013) | Region Western Norway District Midhordland Time zone CET (UTC+01:00) Area 95 ha | |
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Søvik is a village in the municipality of Os in Hordaland county, Norway. The village lies at the eastern end of the Lysefjorden, a short distance south of the city of Bergen. The area is notable for the ancient ruins of the Lyse Abbey, located on the northeast side of the village. The Lyshornet mountain lies about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north of the village.
Population
The village has been growing in recent years, and in 2013, Statistics Norway started included the neighboring village of Nordvik to the north in Bergen municipality as part of the "urban area" of Søvik. This has increased the size and area of Søvik, and it now is an urban area that spans two different municipalities. The 1.25-square-kilometre (310-acre) urban area of Søvik has a population (2013) of 1446, giving the it a population density of 1,157 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,000/sq mi). Of that total size, 0.3 square kilometres (74 acres)—with 380 residents—is in Bergen municipality and 0.94 square kilometres (230 acres)—with 1,066 residents—is in Os municipality.