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Saksenvik Tunnel
or is a village and Basic statistical unit (Norway), basic statistical unit in the Nedre Saltdal area of Saltdal Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. European route E6 passes through Saksenvika and the nearby Saksenvik Tunnel on its way to Langset (Saltdal), Langset to the north. Since 2012, the Saksenvik Hydroelectric Power Station has produced electricity in the region. Saksenvika is known for several quernstone quarries from earlier times, including on the nearby mountain Vassliheia at an elevation of . Quernstone production in Saltdal has been documented since the Middle Ages; in 1432 ''Aslak Bolt's cadastre'' recorded a quarry at Setså. Such old written sources do not exist for Saksenvika, and it has been suggested that in earlier times quernstones from Saksenvika were delivered to Setså as a central purchasing and shipping station. A heritage project is being funded in cooperation between landowners and Saltdal Municipality, and it has documented quarries for touris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Norway. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a Dependencies of Norway, dependency, and not a part of the Kingdom; Norway also Territorial claims in Antarctica, claims the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. Norway has a population of 5.6 million. Its capital and largest city is Oslo. The country has a total area of . The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden, and is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast. Norway has an extensive coastline facing the Skagerrak strait, the North Atlantic Ocean, and the Barents Sea. The unified kingdom of Norway was established in 872 as a merger of Petty kingdoms of Norway, petty kingdoms and has existed continuously for years. From 1537 to 1814, Norway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
