Husavik, Norway

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|settlement_type = Village

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|image_caption = View of the village

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|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = Norway

|subdivision_type1 = Region

|subdivision_name1 = Western Norway

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Vestland

|subdivision_type3 = District

|subdivision_name3 = Midhordland

|subdivision_type4 = Municipality

|subdivision_name4 = Austevoll

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|postal_code_type = Post Code

|postal_code = 5396 Vestre Vinnesvåg

|elevation_m = 5

|elevation_footnotes = {{cite web|url=http://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Hordaland/Austevoll/Husavik~2493722/|title=Husavik, Austevoll (Hordaland)|publisher=yr.no|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2015-01-06}}

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Husavik is a village in Austevoll municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on Vestre Vinnesvåg area on the southeastern shore of the island of Huftarøy, about {{convert|1|km}} northeast of the village of Vinnes and about {{convert|2|km}} south of the farming village of Otterå. The village is a regular stop for a ferry service connecting the islands of Austevoll to the large island of Stord to the south, across the Selbjørnsfjorden.{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://snl.no/Austevoll|title=Austevoll|editor-first=Geir|editor-last=Thorsnæs|accessdate=2020-06-14|date=2019-10-28|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |language=Norwegian}} The village was one of the first villages in Austevoll to gain industrial jobs. An engine factory was built here in 1910.

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Category:Villages in Vestland

Category:Austevoll