Ballangen
Ballangen may refer to: Places * Ballangen (village), a village in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway * Ballangen Municipality, a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway * Ballangen Church, a church in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway * Ballangen Museum, a museum in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway * Ballangen (fjord), a small fjord that branches off the main Ofotfjorden The Ofotfjord (; ) is a fjord in Nordland county, Norway. It is an inlet of the Norwegian Sea, located about north of the Arctic Circle. The long Ofotfjord is Norway, Norway's 12th longest fjord and it is also the 18th deepest, with a maximum d ...

Ballangen Municipality
Ballangen () is a List of former municipalities of Norway, former municipality in Nordland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1925 until its dissolution in 2020 when it became part of Narvik Municipality. The municipality was part of the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Ofoten. The administrative centre of the municipality was the Ballangen (village), village of Ballangen. Other villages in the municipality included Bjørkåsen, Kjeldebotn, Kobbvika, and Skarstad, Nordland, Skarstad. Prior to its dissolution in 2020, the municipality was the 119th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Ballangen was the 292nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,470. The municipality's population density was and its population had decreased by 5.8% over the previous 10-year period. The municipality bordered Narvik Municipality to the east and Tysfjord Municipality to the south, and had a short border with Swede ...
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Ballangen (village)
or is a village in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located at the western end of the Ballangen fjord, a small branch off the main Ofotfjorden. The European route E06 highway runs through the village. It is the main north-south route in Northern Norway. The village has a population (2023) of 817 and a population density of . The village economy is centered around the government services for the municipality as well as some manufacturing industry. Just outside the village is Ballangen Museum, which presents the extensive mining activity that has been in Ballangen since the 17th century. The village was the administrative centre of the old Ballangen Municipality until 2020 when it was merged into Narvik Municipality. References

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Ballangen Church
Ballangen Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ballangen. It is one of the churches for the Ballangen parish which is part of the Ofoten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1923 using plans drawn up by the architect Høyer Ellefsen. The church seats about 280 people. The building was consecrated on 6 June 1923 by Bishop Johan Støren. The church holds worship services two or three Sundays each month. Media gallery Ballangen kirke alterparti.jpg Ballangen kirke prekestol.jpg See also *List of churches in Sør-Hålogaland This list of churches in Sør-Hålogaland is a list of the Church of Norway churches in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland in Norway. It includes all of the parishes in Nordland county. The diocese is based at the Bodø Cathedral in the city of Bodø ... References {{use dmy date ...
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Ballangen (fjord)
Ballangen may refer to: Places *Ballangen (village), a village in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway *Ballangen Municipality, a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway *Ballangen Church, a church in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway * Ballangen Museum, a museum in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway * Ballangen (fjord), a small fjord that branches off the main Ofotfjorden The Ofotfjord (; ) is a fjord in Nordland county, Norway. It is an inlet of the Norwegian Sea, located about north of the Arctic Circle. The long Ofotfjord is Norway, Norway's 12th longest fjord and it is also the 18th deepest, with a maximum d ...

Ballangen Museum
The Ballangen Museum is a unit of Museum Nord, a Norwegian museum consortium. The museum is located at Syllaveien 36 in the village of Bjørkåsen in Narvik Municipality (before 2020 this area was part of Ballangen Municipality Ballangen () is a List of former municipalities of Norway, former municipality in Nordland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1925 until its dissolution in 2020 when it became part of Narvik Municipality. The munic ..., hence the name). The museum is housed in the old administration building of Bjørkåsen Mines (''Bjørkaasen Gruber''), which was built in 1919. The museum focuses on exhibitions relating to the mining activities that have taken place in Ballangen since the 17th century. The museum previously had a deep visitors' mine, which is no longer open to the public. Through pictures, texts, and objects, the museum presents the story of Bjørkåsen Mines from its beginning in 1911 until its closure in 1964. Test ...
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