Norheimsund

{{Infobox settlement

|official_name = Norheimsund

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|native_name =

|nickname =

|settlement_type = Village

|image_skyline = Norheimsund i Kvam.JPG

|image_caption = View of the village

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|pushpin_map_caption = Location of the village

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = Norway

|subdivision_type1 = Region

|subdivision_name1 = Western Norway

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Vestland

|subdivision_type3 = District

|subdivision_name3 = Hardanger

|subdivision_type4 = Municipality

|subdivision_name4 = Kvam

|timezone1 = CET

|utc_offset1 = +01:00

|timezone1_DST = CEST

|utc_offset1_DST = +02:00

|area_footnotes =

|area_total_km2 = 3.85

|population_as_of = 2019

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|population_total = 4399

|population_density_km2 = 1143

|postal_code_type = Post Code

|postal_code = 5600 Norheimsund

|elevation_m = 6

|elevation_footnotes = {{cite web|url=http://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Hordaland/Kvam/Norheimsund/|title=Norheimsund, Kvam (Hordaland)|publisher=yr.no|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2014-06-29}}

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Norheimsund is the administrative centre of the municipality of Kvam in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the northern side of the Hardangerfjord, about {{convert|80|km|mi|0}} from the city of Bergen. The village of Øystese lies about {{convert|4|km}} to the northeast and the village of Vikøy lies about {{convert|3|km}} southeast of Norheimsund. The village of Steine is a suburb, immediately to the west of Norheimsund. The {{convert|3.85|km2|acre|adj=on}} village (which includes the neighboring village of Øystese) has a population (2019) of 4,399 and a population density of {{convert|1143|PD/km2}}.{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |authorlink=Statistics Norway |date=1 January 2019 |title=Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/statistikker/beftett/aar}}

Norheimsund has a lot of tourist traffic, especially in the summers. The waterfall Steinsdalsfossen, as of 2006 the 6th most visited natural tourist attraction in Norway, is located in Steine, just west of Norheimsund{{Cite web|url=http://www.innovasjonnorge.no/Reiseliv_fs/PDF/Attraksjon%202006.pdf|title=Attraksjon 2006|accessdate=2008-03-06|publisher=Innovasjon Norge|year=2006|format=PDF|language=Norwegian|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080406210425/http://www.innovasjonnorge.no/Reiseliv_fs/PDF/Attraksjon%202006.pdf|archivedate=2008-04-06}} before the entrance to the Toka Gorge.

Norheimsund is the seat of municipal government and largest commercial center in the municipality with about 50 stores. There is also some industry in the village with factories, wood processing plants, and food processing plants. The newspaper Hordaland Folkeblad is published in Norheimsund.[https://snl.no/Hordaland_Folkeblad Store norske leksikon: Hordaland Folkeblad.] Norheimsund Church is located in the village. The Norheimsund Upper Secondary School is also located here. The waterfront area in Norheimsund has been redeveloped and beautified, and has won awards for development (in 2000) and for attractiveness (in 2013).{{cite web|url=http://snl.no/Norheimsund|title=Norheimsund|author=Store norske leksikon|authorlink=Store norske leksikon|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2014-06-29}}