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Steigen
Steigen () is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Salten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Leinesfjorden. Other villages include Leirvikbogen, Leines, Nordfold, Nordskot, and Sørskot. Engeløy Airport, Grådussan is located in the northern part of the municipality. Måløy–Skarholmen Lighthouse is located in the Vestfjorden in the western part of the municipality. The only road access to the municipality is via the Steigen Tunnel. The municipality is the 114th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Steigen is the 245th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,672. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 3.6% over the previous 10-year period. General information The municipality of Steigen was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). The southern part of Steigen Municipality was separated on 1 Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steigen Church
Steigen Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Steigen Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the small village of Steigen on the southwestern side of the island of Engeløya. It is the main church for the Steigen parish which is part of the Salten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The brown and gray, stone church was originally built in a Churches in Norway#Floor plan, long church style around the year 1250, and it has since been renovated and expanded several times. The church seats about 400 people. History The earliest existing records of the church at Steigen date back to 1432, however there are records of the priest of Steigen dating back to 1321. The church building was likely built around the year 1250 based on archaeological excavations around the building. There is evidence that there was an earlier wooden church on the same site as well as a Christian graveyard under what is now the site of the church. This first c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nordfold Municipality
Nordfold is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1906 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality surrounded the Nordfolda branch off of the Folda fjord in what is now Steigen Municipality, plus a small portion of the present-day Sørfold Municipality. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Nordfold, where the Nordfold Church is located. Prior to its dissolution in 1963, the municipality was the 180th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Nordfold Municipality was the 539th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,481. The municipality's population density was and its population had decreased by 11.4% over the previous 10-year period. History The municipality of Nordfold was established on 1 January 1906 when the old Nordfolden-Kjerringø Municipality was split into two new municipalities: Nordfold Municipality (population: 1,485) and Kjerringøy Municip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nordfold
Nordfold is a village in Steigen Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village of Nordfold lies along the Nordfolda, a northern branch of the main Folda fjord. The village lies about east of the municipal centre of Leinesfjorden. Nordfold is the location of the Nordfold Church. History The village was the administrative centre of the old Nordfold Municipality which existed from 1906 until 1964. Prior to the opening of the Steigen Tunnel in 1990, there was no road access to the municipality and Nordfold was the ferry quay A wharf ( or wharfs), quay ( , also ), staith, or staithe is a structure on the shore of a harbour or on the bank of a river or canal where ships may dock to load and unload cargo or passengers. Such a structure includes one or more Berth (mo ... for the regular ferry routes connecting Steigen to the rest of the country. References {{authority control Villages in Nordland Steigen Populated places of Arctic Norway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leiranger Municipality
Leiranger is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1900 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality was encompassed the around the Leinesfjorden and the islands surrounding the mouth of the fjord in what is now Steigen Municipality. The administrative centre of Leiranger was the village of Leines. The village of Leinesfjorden lies at the end of the fjord. Prior to its dissolution in 1963, the municipality was the 393rd largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Leiranger Municipality was the 550th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,417. The municipality's population density was and its population had decreased by 5% over the previous 10-year period. General information The municipality was established on 1 September 1900 when the southern district of Steigen Municipality was separated to become the new municipality of ''Ledingen''. Initially, the municipality had 1,117 residents. In 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steigen Tunnel
The Steigen Tunnel () is a road tunnel in Nordland county, Norway. The long tunnel is located on the Norwegian County Road 835 highway in Hamarøy Municipality and Steigen Municipality. The tunnel begins at the village of Tømmerneset in Hamarøy Municipality and heads northwest through the Veggfjellan mountain to the northwest, exiting the mountain at the Forsan farm in Steigen Municipality. The tunnel is wide and has an interior height of about . The tunnel was completed in 1990 and from 1990 until 2005, it was the longest road tunnel in Nordland county. The Steigen Tunnel gave Steigen Municipality a ferry-free road connection. Prior to 1990, the only way to get to Steigen Municipality was by using the ferries between Skutvika and Leirvikbogen and between Røsvika and Nordfold. After the tunnel opened, those two ferry routes were closed. Like many other tunnels in Norway, the Steigen Tunnel is plagued with condensation Condensation is the change of the state of mat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leirvikbogen
Leirvikbogen or simply Bogen is a village in Steigen Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located about northeast of the municipal centre of Leinesfjorden. The Engeløy Bridges connect Leirvikbogen to the nearby island of Engeløya Engeløya is an island in the northern part of Steigen Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The island has an area of . The highest point on the island is the Trohornet mountain. The rocky, mountainous island has grassy slopes that are fert ... to the north. Leirvikbogen and its surrounding villages have a total of about 210 residents (2016). Bogen Chapel is located in the village. References Steigen Villages in Nordland {{Nordland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nordland
Nordland (; , , , ) is one of the three northernmost Counties of Norway, counties in Norway in the Northern Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Trøndelag in the south, Norrbotten County in Sweden to the east, Västerbotten County to the south-east, and the Atlantic Ocean (Norwegian Sea) to the west. The county was formerly known as ''Nordlandene amt''. The county administration is in the Bodø (town), town of Bodø. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen has been administered from Nordland since 1995. In the southern part of the county is Vega Municipality, Vega, listed on the UNESCO World Heritage Site list. Districts The county is divided into traditional districts. These are Helgeland in the south (south of the Arctic Circle), Salten in the centre, and Ofoten in the north-east. In the north-west lie the archipelagoes of Lofoten and Vesterålen. Geography Nordland is located along the northwestern coast of the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Norway. Due to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leinesfjorden
Leinesfjorden or Myklebostad is the administrative centre of Steigen Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located about west of the village of Nordfold along the Leinesfjorden, the fjord after which the village is named. The local school is located here as well as Leinesfjord Chapel. The village has a population (2023) of 251 and a population density Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (other), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geog ... of . References Steigen Villages in Nordland Populated places of Arctic Norway {{Nordland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sørskot
Sørskot is a village in Steigen Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located about south of the village of Nordskot and about northwest of the administrative centre, Leinesfjorden. Sørskot Chapel Sørskot Chapel () is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Steigen Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sørskot. It is an annex chapel in the Leiranger parish which is part of the Salten prosti (deanery) in t ... was built here in 1953. References Steigen Villages in Nordland {{Nordland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kjerringøy Municipality
Kjerringøy is a List of former municipalities of Norway, former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1906 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality included the coastal and island areas around the entrance to the Folda, Nordland, Folda fjord, plus the northern coast of the Mistfjorden to the south of the Folda fjord. About 400 small islands totaling about were part of the municipality. The areas are located in what is now Bodø Municipality and a small part in Steigen Municipality. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Kjerringøy where Kjerringøy Church is located. Prior to its dissolution in 1963, the municipality was the 406th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Kjerringøy Municipality was the 672nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 573. The municipality's population density was and its population had decreased by 17% over the previous 10-year period. Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Engeløy Airport, Grådussan
Engeløy Airport, Grådussan () is an airport located on the northwest tip of Engeløya, an island in Steigen Municipality in Nordland county, Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of .... The airport was built in 2009 and opened in earnest in 2010. It has a grass runway designated 05/23 which measures . The airport is usable most of the year, but runway conditions must always be checked in advance. Approval from the owners is required before use (PPR). References Airports in Nordland Airports in the Arctic Airports established in 2009 2009 establishments in Norway Steigen {{Norway-airport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salten
Salten is a traditional district in Nordland county, Norway. It includes the municipalities of Gildeskål, Bodø, Beiarn, Saltdal, Fauske, Sørfold, Steigen, and Hamarøy. Salten covers an area of about and has a population (2016) of about 73,375 people. The district borders Helgeland in the south (see Saltfjellet), Ofoten in the north, Sweden in the east, and Vestfjorden (and Lofoten) in the west. The geology in Salten is known in Norway for having the country's largest areas with marble. There are many fjords, and mountains often reaching to the sea. The town of Bodø is the main population center of the district, while the town of Fauske is a secondary center. Media gallery Storvika-fra-skaret-2009-08-18.jpg, Storvika (bay) in Gildeskål Skotstindan med Landego.JPG, Skotstindan in Steigen Rupsielva.jpg, Rupsi river, Fauske Landegode midnattsol.jpg, Landegode island illuminated by the midnight sun in Bodø Dialect The dialect of Salten is well known for its large ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
