Ortnevik is a village in
Høyanger Municipality
Høyanger () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is located in the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Sogn. The administrative center is the village of Høyanger (villa ...
in
Vestland
Vestland is a Counties of Norway, county in Norway. The county is located in Western Norway, and its administrative centre is Bergen, where the executive and political leadership is based. The County governor (Norway), County Governor is based in ...
county,
Norway
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. The village is located on the south side of the
Sognefjorden
The Sognefjord or Sognefjorden (, ), nicknamed the King of the Fjords (), is the longest and deepest fjord in Norway. Located in Vestland county in Western Norway, it stretches inland from the ocean to the small village of Skjolden in the muni ...
. The village is fairly isolated since there is only one road leading to it.
Norwegian County Road 92 (Fv92) comes to Ortnevik from the west. The village of
Bjordal
Bjordal is a village in Høyanger Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located along the Fuglsetfjorden, an arm that branches off the main Sognefjorden to the north. The village sits about west of the village of Ortnevik and ab ...
lies about to the west along Fv92. There is also a regular car ferry connection which goes from Ortnevik to the north side of the fjord. The ferry stops at Ortnevik, Måren, and
Austreim, and a couple time each day it continues from Austreim to the village of
Høyanger
Høyanger () is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sogn. The administrative center is the village of Høyanger. Other villages in Høyanger municipality include Austreim, Bjordal, Kyrkjeb� ...
.
The village has about 45 year-round residents, but there are many more summer residents, since many people return to Ortnevik to live in their summer cabins in the village. The village sits in a small valley that has mountains on three sides and the fjord on the north side. The river Ortnevikelva runs through the village.
Ortnevik Church is located in the village, serving the southeastern part of the municipality. There is also a small store, library, and community centre.
References
Villages in Vestland
Høyanger
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