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Hasvik may refer to: Places * Hasvik Municipality, a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway * Hasvik (village), a village in Hasvik Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway * Hasvik Church, a church in Hasvik Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway * Hasvik Airport, an airport in Hasvik Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway * Hasvik, Sweden, a village in Östhammar Municipality Östhammar Municipality () is a municipalities of Sweden, municipality in Uppsala County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city status in Sweden, city of Östhammar. The present municipality was created during the local governmen ...
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Hasvik Municipality
Hasvik (; ) is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Finnmark Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Breivikbotn. Other villages in the municipality include Breivik, Finnmark, Breivik, Hasvik (village), Hasvik, and Sørvær, Finnmark, Sørvær. The population of Hasvik has generally been in steady decline due to problems within the fishing industry. Hasvik is an island municipality with no road connections to the rest of Norway. Hasvik Airport is served with regular connections to Tromsø (city), Tromsø and Hammerfest (town), Hammerfest, and there is a two-hour ferry crossing to the village of Øksfjord on the mainland, providing access by car. The municipality is the 195th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Hasvik is the 336th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 979. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 5.6% over the p ...
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Hasvik Airport
Hasvik Airport (; ) is a regional airport serving Hasvik Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The airport is located in the village of Hasvik (village), Hasvik on the island of Sørøya. In 2012, Hasvik Airport had 7,629 passengers, making it the third-least busy airport operated by the state-owned Avinor. The airport consists of a runway and is served by Widerøe with Bombardier Dash 8, Dash 8-100 aircraft. The airport tower is operated remotely from Bodø. Planning started in 1972 for an airport to serve air taxi and air ambulance services. The original gravel runway opened on 17 May 1973, allowing Norving to operate flights with their Britten-Norman Islanders. The airport was upgraded with a longer runway and a larger terminal in 1983, allowing Norving to start scheduled services to Alta (town), Alta and Hammerfest (town), Hammerfest. Widerøe took over the routes in 1990, at first using the de Havilland Canada Twin Otter. The runway was asphalted in 1995, allowing Wider ...
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Hasvik (village)
or is a village in Hasvik Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located on the southwestern tip of the large island of Sørøya. The village lies about south of the municipal centre of Breivikbotn. This village has Sørøya's only connections to the rest of Norway: Hasvik Airport and a car ferry to Øksfjord on the mainland. The village has a population (2023) of 358 and a population density of . History On 4 July 1809, Hasvik was attacked by the British Royal Navy brig HMS ''Snake''. As the village had no defences, the crew of ''Snake'' sacked Hasvik with little resistance before withdrawing on 9 July. The village's main church, Hasvik Church, was constructed at its current location during the 1700s. It was burnt by retreating German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citize ...
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Hasvik Church
Hasvik Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hasvik Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hasvik. It is the church for the Hasvik parish which is part of the Alta prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in an octagonal style in 1955 using plans drawn up by the architect Valdemar Scheel Hansteen. The church seats about 220 people. History The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1589, but the church was not new that year. The original church stood in Hasvåg, about north of the present site of the church. In 1690, the old church was in poor condition so repairs were undertaken, however, two years later in 1692, the old church was torn down and replaced with a new church on the same site. The new church was a rectangular timber-framed building. The new church building quickly fell into disrepair. In 1712, materials were procured for a new church ...
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