Tørvikbygd is a village in Kvam Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the west side of Hardanger Fjord, around south of the village of Norheimsund, the administrative centre of the municipality.
The village is located along Norwegian County Road 49 (Fv49) which has a ferry crossing to connect to the village of Jondal in Ullensvang Municipality on the east side of the fjord. Tørvikbygd has primary school and post office. It is also the site of the Tørvikbygd Bygdemuseum.
History Tørvikbygd was part of Strandebarm Municipality until 1863 when it became part of the new Jondal Municipality. In 1965, the Tørvikbygd area was transferred to Kvam Municipality.
Name The village name comes from a local farm name Tørvik (. The prefix "Tør-" comes from "tyri" (which means pitch pine), from old Norwegian "turvi", which meant fat Pine wood.
References
External links Tørvikbygd Bygdemuseum on Kulturnett Hordaland Fergesambandet Tørvikbygd-Jondal on YouTube