Kvernevik is a neighborhood (delområde) in the borough Madla

Madla

-History:Madla municipality was created by a split from Håland in 1930. At that time Madla had a population of 1,091. On 1 January 1965 Madla was incorporated into Stavanger along with the majority of Hetland municipality...

 in Stavanger

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, Norway

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Kvernevik is a subsite of Madla district in the municipality of Stavanger in Rogaland County.
Delområdets area is 1.46 km ² and its population in 2005 was 4714 persons. Kvernevik is divided into 4 basic circuits.
In Kvernevik there are four kindergartens, a sports hall and two schools; Kvernevik School and Smiodden School. There is also Alexander Kielland monument, commemorating the victims of the Alexander L. Kielland accident in 1980. Near this monument, there are also rock carvings.

• Based on the Norwegian Wikipedia entry, 19 January 2008