Svortland

{{Infobox settlement

|official_name = Svortland

|other_name = Bremnes

|native_name =

|nickname =

|settlement_type = Village

|image_skyline = Bremnes, Bømlo.JPG

|image_caption = View of the village area

|pushpin_map = Vestland#Norway

|pushpin_label_position = left

|pushpin_mapsize =

|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 = Sunnhordland

|subdivision_type4 = Municipality

|subdivision_name4 = Bømlo

|timezone1 = CET

|utc_offset1 = +01:00

|timezone1_DST = CEST

|utc_offset1_DST = +02:00

|area_footnotes =

|area_total_km2 = 2.57

|population_as_of = 2019

|population_footnotes =

|population_total = 2932

|population_density_km2 = 1141

|postal_code_type = Post Code

|postal_code = 5430 Bremnes

|elevation_m = 20

|elevation_footnotes = {{cite web|url=http://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Hordaland/B%C3%B8mlo/Svortland/|title=Svortland, Bømlo (Hordaland)|publisher=yr.no|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2015-02-19}}

|coordinates = {{coord|59|47|34|N|05|10|20|E|type:city|display=inline,title}}

}}

Svortland or Bremnes is the administrative centre of Bømlo municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located in the north-central part of the island of Bømlo, about {{convert|6|km}} west of the village of Rubbestadneset. The village surrounds the lake Storavatnet. The Norwegian County Road 542 runs through the village.

The {{convert|2.57|km2|acre|adj=on}} village has a population (2019) of 2,932 and a population density of {{convert|1141|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}} In addition to municipal services, Svortland is also the location of Bremnes Church, an elementary school, a medical centre, a community centre, and many stores and businesses.{{cite web|url=https://snl.no/Svortland|title=Svortland|author=Store norske leksikon|authorlink=Store norske leksikon|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2015-02-19}}

The village was historically named Bremnes after the local church. There was also a local farm in Bremnes called Sortland, which was also used to refer to the area. In the 1990s, the municipal council officially named the urban area Svortland.