Holvik, Vågsøy

{{Infobox settlement

|official_name = Holvika

|other_name = Holvik

|native_name =

|nickname =

|settlement_type = Village

|image_skyline = Holvik i Vågsøy i Sogn og Fjordane.jpg

|imagesize =

|image_caption =

|pushpin_map = Vestland#Norway

|pushpin_label_position = right

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|pushpin_map_caption = Location in Vestland county

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = Norway

|subdivision_type1 = Region

|subdivision_name1 = Western Norway

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Vestland

|subdivision_type3 = District

|subdivision_name3 = Nordfjord

|subdivision_type4 = Municipality

|subdivision_name4 = Kinn Municipality

|timezone1 = CET

|utc_offset1 = +01:00

|timezone1_DST = CEST

|utc_offset1_DST = +02:00

|area_footnotes =

|area_total_km2 = 0.19

|population_as_of = 2018

|population_footnotes =

|population_total = 308

|population_density_km2 = 1621

|postal_code_type = Post Code

|postal_code = 6700 Måløy

|coordinates = {{coord|61.9294|5.0795|region:NO_type:city|display=inline,title}}

|elevation_m = 11

|elevation_footnotes = {{cite web|title=Holvika, Vågsøy (Sogn og Fjordane)|url=https://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Sogn_og_Fjordane/V%C3%A5gs%C3%B8y/Holvika/ |publisher=yr.no|accessdate=2019-10-12}}}}

Holvik or Holvika (sometimes spelled Holevik) is a small village on the south side of the island of Vågsøy in Kinn Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is situated along the Vågsfjorden, a part of the large Nordfjorden. The village is located about {{convert|3|km}} southwest of the town of Måløy and about {{convert|2.5|km}} east of the village of Vågsvåg.

The {{convert|0.19|km2|acre|adj=on}} village has a population (2018) of 308 and a population density of {{convert|1621|PD/km2}}.{{cite web|title=Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality|authorlink=Statistics Norway|author=Statistisk sentralbyrå|url=https://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/statistikker/beftett/aar |date=1 January 2018}}

During World War II, Operation Archery took place in and around Holvik and Måløy.

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Category:Villages in Vestland

Category:Kinn

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