Svelgen

{{about|the village in Bremanger, Norway|the river in Bremanger|Svelgen (river)}}

{{Expand Norwegian|topic=geo|date=October 2019|Svelgen}}

{{Infobox settlement

|official_name = Svelgen

|other_name =

|native_name =

|nickname =

|settlement_type = Village

|image_skyline = Svelgen Samfunnshus.jpg

|pushpin_map = Vestland#Norway

|pushpin_label_position = left

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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 = Nordfjord

|subdivision_type4 = Municipality

|subdivision_name4 = Bremanger Municipality

|timezone1 = CET

|utc_offset1 = +01:00

|timezone1_DST = CEST

|utc_offset1_DST = +02:00

|area_footnotes =

|area_total_km2 = 0.98

|population_as_of = 2025

|population_footnotes =

|population_total = 1,112

|population_density_km2 = 1134

|postal_code_type = Post Code

|postal_code = 6723 Svelgen

|coordinates = {{coord|61.7698|5.2954|region:NO_type:city|display=inline,title}}

|elevation_m = 2

|elevation_footnotes = {{cite web|title=Weather forecast forSvelgen, Bremanger (Sogn og Fjordane)|url=https://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Sogn_og_Fjordane/Bremanger/Svelgen/ |publisher=yr.no|accessdate=2019-10-17}}}}

Svelgen is the administrative centre of Bremanger Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located at the eastern end of the Nordgulen fjord and at the mouth of the Svelgselva river. The Bortne Tunnel is located about {{convert|8|km}} north of the village, connecting it to the northern parts of the municipality.

The {{convert|0.98|km2|acre|adj=on}} village has a population (2018) of 1,207 and a population density of {{convert|1232|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}}

Prior to 1912, the area had no name, other than calling it the end of the Nordgulen fjord or by some of the three local farms. In 1912, the village area was named Svelgen, after the nearby river Svelgselva. Since 1917, a large smelting plant in Svelgen has been a cornerstone business for the village. The plant is currently owned by Elkem.{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.snl.no/Svelgen/tettsted|title=Svelgen - tettsted|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2010-06-13}} Svelgen Chapel is the local church—part of the national Church of Norway.