Stårheim

Stårheim (or Torvika) is a village in the municipality of Stad in Vestland county, Norway.

Stårheim is located in the central part of Stad Municipality on the north shore of the Nordfjorden, about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) west of the municipal center of Nordfjordeid and about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) east of the village of Kjølsdalen.

There is a regularly scheduled ferry route from Stårheim to the small village of Isane (in Bremanger Municipality), located about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south across the Nordfjorden.

The urban centre of the village is called Torvika by Statistics Norway.

[3] Arne Ivarsson (Árni Ívarsson á Stoðreimi ), a prominent lendmann from Stårheim during the 12th century, was a husband of Ingrid Ragnvaldsdotter, mother of King Inge I of Norway.

Stårheim Church