Refvik
Refvika
Village
Refvikstranden beach in Refvik
Refvikstranden beach in Refvik
Refvik is located in Vestland
Refvik
Refvik
Location in Vestland county
Refvik is located in Norway
Refvik
Refvik
Refvik (Norway)
Coordinates: 61°59′54″N 5°05′24″E / 61.9984°N 5.0899°E / 61.9984; 5.0899
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyVestland
DistrictNordfjord
MunicipalityKinn Municipality
Elevation5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (2001)
  Total126
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
6710 Raudeberg

Refvik or Refvika is a village in Kinn Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located on the north side of the island of Vågsøy, about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) northwest of the village of Raudeberg, 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of Vedvika, and 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) southwest of Langenes. The village of Kvalheim is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the southwest on the other side of a mountain.

The village lies between the lake Refvikvatnet and the ocean. The local Refviksanden beach, with its beautiful silver sand, is a 0.6 kilometres (0.37 mi) long beach that is one of Norway's finest swimming beaches. Refvik has a population (2001) of 126 people.[2]

The Tornado Måløy FK association football team sometimes plays in Refvika.

References

  1. "Refvika, Vågsøy (Sogn og Fjordane)". yr.no. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
  2. Statistisk sentralbyrå (2001). "Folke- og boligtellingen 2001, kommune- og bydelshefter 1439 Vågsøy" (PDF) (in Norwegian). {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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