Geography
The municipality is situated along both sides of Granvinsfjorden, an arm of the Hardangerfjord, and the valley extending inland from the end of the fjord, in the region of Hardanger. On both sides of the fjord and valley, there are high mountains. Norwegian National Road 13 runs through Granvin. From 1935 to 1988, a railway line, the Hardanger Line, connected Granvin with Voss, but the railway line was then closed. A car ferry service connects Kvanndal in the west of Granvin with Utne and Kinsarvik on the south side of the Hardangerfjord. The largest lake in Granvin is Granvinsvatnet.
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