Svortland
Village in Bømlo Municipality, Norway
title: "Svortland" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["villages-in-vestland", "bømlo"] description: "Village in Bømlo Municipality, Norway" topic_path: "general/villages-in-vestland" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svortland" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Village in Bømlo Municipality, Norway ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Svortland |
| other_name | Bremnes |
| settlement_type | Village |
| image_skyline | Bremnes, Bømlo.JPG |
| image_caption | View of the village area |
| 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 | Sunnhordland |
| subdivision_type4 | Municipality |
| subdivision_name4 | Bømlo Municipality |
| timezone1 | CET |
| utc_offset1 | +01:00 |
| timezone1_DST | CEST |
| utc_offset1_DST | +02:00 |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 2.81 |
| population_as_of | 2025 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 3146 |
| population_density_km2 | 1120 |
| postal_code_type | Post Code |
| postal_code | 5430 Bremnes |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_m | 24 |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| :: |
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Svortland is the administrative centre of Bømlo Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located in the north-central part of the island of Bømlo, about 6 km west of the village of Rubbestadneset. The village surrounds the lake Storavatnet. The Norwegian County Road 542 runs through the village.
The 2.81 km2 village has a population (2025) of and a population density of 1120 PD/km2.
In addition to municipal services, Svortland is also the location of Bremnes Church, an elementary school, a medical centre, a community centre, and many stores and businesses.
The village was historically named Bremnes after the local church. There was also a local farm in Bremnes called Sortland, which was also used to refer to the area. In 1997, the municipal council officially named the urban area Svortland.
References
References
- "Svortland, Bømlo". [[yr.no]].
- "Informasjon om stadnamn". [[Norwegian Mapping Authority.
- Statistisk sentralbyrå. (2025-10-27). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
- {{Cite SNL. Svortland. Svortland. 2026-02-01. Laurhammer. Torunn. 2025-08-01
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