Alversund
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Alversund is a small village north of Bergen City in Lindås municipality, Nordhordland, Western Norway.
In Alversund there is a primary school counting 400 pupils. Among other things one will find Den Gamle Bokstova, a book café where a small group of people meets 6-8 times a year to discuss literature. The building dates from the 16th century and is a former bank, library and community house.
The surrounding area used to form a separate municipality. The municipality of Alversund was created by the splitting of Hammer og Hosanger formannskapsdistrikt on January 1, 1885, at which point Alversund had a population of 2,793. On October 15, 1923 a part of Alversund was split off to form the municipality of Meland. Finally, on January 1, 1964 Alversund with its then 2,099 inhabitants was merged into Lindås.
The Alversund Bridge spans the strait of Alverstraumen between Alversund and the island of Radøy, creating a vital connection between Radøy and the mainland.
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