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Bøvågen
Village in Alver Municipality, Norway
Village in Alver Municipality, Norway
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Bøvågen |
| settlement_type | Village |
| image_caption | View of the village |
| 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 | Nordhordland |
| subdivision_type4 | Municipality |
| subdivision_name4 | Alver Municipality |
| timezone1 | CET |
| utc_offset1 | +01:00 |
| timezone1_DST | CEST |
| utc_offset1_DST | +02:00 |
| postal_code_type | Post Code |
| postal_code | 5937 Bøvågen |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_m | 13 |
| elevation_footnotes |
|mapframe-zoom = 11 |mapframe-marker = village
Bøvågen is a small village in Alver Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located on the northern part of the island of Radøy, about 10 km northwest of the village of Manger. Hordabø Church is located in the village.
History
From 1924 until 1964, it was the administrative centre of the old Hordabø Municipality.
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.
References
References
- "Bøvågen, Alver". [[yr.no]].
- "Informasjon om stadnamn". [[Norwegian Mapping Authority.
- {{Cite SNL. Bøvågen. Bøvågen. 2025-11-30. Thorsnæs. Geir. 2024-11-26
- {{Cite SNL. Hordabø. Hordabø. 2025-11-30. Thorsnæs. Geir. 2024-11-27
- {{Cite SNL. Sverre_Munck. Sverre Munck. 2025-11-30. Haaland. Anders. 2025-03-25
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