Angvik or Angvika is a small village in
Gjemnes Municipality in
Møre og Romsdal
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county,
Norway
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. The village is located along the western shores of the
Tingvollfjorden, just across the fjord from the village of
Tingvollvågen.
The population of Angvik is about 300. There is a
furniture
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factory
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, a
salmon
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fish farm
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, a Spa Hotel, and
tourist
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apartments
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. The village of
Rausand (in
Nesset Municipality) lies about to the south,
Heggem lies about to the west,
Torvikbukt
Torvikbukt is a village in Gjemnes Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located at the junction of the Batnfjorden and Tingvollfjorden and just northwest of the tall mountain Reinsfjellet. The village of Øre lies ...
lies about to the northwest–near the mountain
Reinsfjellet, and the village of
Flemma lies about to the north.
References
Villages in Møre og Romsdal
Gjemnes
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