Bøvågen

Bøvågen is a small village in Alver municipality, Vestland county, Norway. It's located on the northern part of the island of Radøy. From 1924 until 1964, it was the administrative centre of the former municipality of Hordabø. Hordabø Church is located in the village.

Bøvågen
Village
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Coordinates: 60°41′56″N 04°55′41″E
Country	Norway
Region	Western Norway
County	Vestland
District	Nordhordland
Municipality	Alver
Elevation [1]	13 m (43 ft)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	5937 Bøvågen

The village sits about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northwest of the village of Manger. 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.^[2][3]

References

1. "Bøvågen" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
2. Haaland, Anders. "Sverre Munck". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
3. Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Bøvågen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 19 August 2009.