Strandvik Municipality
Strandvik is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1903 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Bjørnafjorden Municipality in the traditional district of Midhordland in Vestland county. The administrative centre was the village of Strandvik where Strandvik Church is located.
Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the municipality was the 440th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Strandvik Municipality was the 424th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about. The municipality's population density was and its population had decreased by 10.4% over the previous 10-year period.
General information
This municipality was established on 1 January 1903 when Fusa Municipality was divided into three municipalities as follows:- the southern area became the new Strandvik Municipality
- the northeastern area became the new Haalandsdalen Municipality
- the northwestern area became a much smaller Fusa Municipality
- all of Strandvik Municipality
- all of Hålandsdal Municipality
- most of Fusa Municipality, except for the Bogstrand area which was transferred to Os Municipality
Name
The municipality is named after the old name for the coastal area, Strandvik since the first Strandvik Church was built there. The first element comes from the genitive case of which means "beach" or "shore". The last element comes from the word which means "bay" or "inlet".Churches
The Church of Norway had one parish within Strandvik Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Fusa prestegjeld and the Midhordland prosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.| Parish | Church name | Location of the church | Year built |
| Strandvik | Strandvik Church | Strandvik | 1857 |
| Strandvik | Sundvor Chapel | Sundvor | 1927 |
Geography
The municipality included the lands around the inner part of the Bjørnafjorden and Sævareidfjorden. It also included the areas surrounding the large lake Henangervatnet. The highest point in the municipality was the tall mountain Våganipen.Fusa Municipality was located to the north, Hålandsdal Municipality was located to the northeast, Varaldsøy Municipality was located to the east, Kvinnherad Municipality was located to the southeast, and Tysnes Municipality was located to the southwest. The Bjørnafjorden was located to the west.