Knarvik
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Knarvik (or Knarrviki) is the largest town in the region of Nordhordland, Norway and the administrative centre in the municipality of Lindås. It had 4,265 inhabitants as of 2005 [1].
The town is based around Knarvik Senter, the largest shopping centre in the region of Nordhordland. Separating Knarvik in two is the E39 making for the quite disorganised structure of the town. Knarvik vidaregåande skule, a secondary school having a student population of nearly a thousand, is also located in Knarvik.
Today Knarvik is connected with Bergen via the Hagelsund Bridge (finished 1982) and the Nordhordland Bridge (finished 1994). The car ferry connection between Knarvik and Bergen (Knarvik - Steinestø), that shipped cars and people up until the completion of the Nordhordland Bridge, was at one time carrying more vehicles than any other car ferry connection in Norway.
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