or is a village in Hasvik Municipality in

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county,

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. 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

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to Øksfjord on the mainland. The village has a population (2023) of 358 and a

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of .

History

On 4 July 1809, Hasvik was attacked by the British

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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

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occupational forces in 1944, and rebuilt in 1955.

References

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