Elsfjord
is a village in
Vefsn Municipality
Vefsn () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Nordland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland Districts of Norway, traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the List of towns a ...
in
Nordland
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county,
Norway
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. The village is located at the end of the Elsfjorden, about northeast of the town of
Mosjøen
(Norwegian language, Norwegian; ) or is a List of towns and cities in Norway, town in Vefsn Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. Mosjøen is the oldest town in the Helgeland region, with only the Bodø (town), town of Bodø being older with ...
. The
European route E06
European route E6 (, , or simply E6) is the main north–south thoroughfare through Norway as well as the west coast of Sweden. It is long and runs from the southern tip of Sweden at Trelleborg, into Norway and through almost all of the countr ...
highway is accessed about south of the village.
Elsfjord Church is located in the village.
The village was the
administrative centre
An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located.
In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgi ...
of the old
Elsfjord Municipality
Elsfjord is a List of former municipalities of Norway, former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1929 until its dissolution in 1962. The municipality included the area around the Elsfjorden and the valley lead ...
during its existence from 1929 to 1964.
The
Nordlandsbanen
The Nordland Line (, ) is a railway line between Trondheim and Bodø, Norway. It is the longest in Norway and lacks electrification. The route runs through Trøndelag and Nordland counties, carrying a combination of commuter, long-haul passenge ...
railway line passes through the village, stopping at
Elsfjord Station.
References
See also
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Prison camps in North Norway during World War Two, including at Elsfjord
Villages in Nordland
Vefsn
Populated places of Arctic Norway
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