Korgen is the

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Hemnes Municipality Hemnes 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 village of Korgen ...

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 t ...

county,

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. The village located along the river Røssåga, about south of the village of Bjerka. Korgen is connected by the

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highway to the nearby towns of

Mo i Rana (Norwegian language, Norwegian; ) or (and unofficially , ) is a List of towns and cities in Norway, city, and the administrative centre of Rana Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the Helgeland region of Nordland, just sou ...

and

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 eastern end of the

Korgfjell Tunnel The Korgfjell Tunnel () is an long road tunnel in Nordland county, Norway. The tunnel connects Knutli in Vefsn Municipality with the village of Korgen in Hemnes Municipality. Work on the tunnel started in September 2001 and it was opened on 16 S ...

is located in Korgen. The village of

Bleikvassli Bleikvasslia is a village in Hemnes Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located about south of the village of Korgen, just southwest of the lake Bleikvatnet. Bleikvasslia is a former mining community, but water started lea ...

lies about to the south along the

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. The village has a population (2024) of 912 and a

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of . This makes it the largest urban area in the municipality.

Korgen Church Korgen Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hemnes Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Korgen. It is the church for the Korgen parish which is part of the Indre Helgeland prosti (deanery) i ...

is a

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church that's been located in the village since 1863. It was built of timber and has 450 seats. Korgen Sports Club (''Korgen Idrettslag'') was founded in 1935 as a sports club for Korgen. The sports club has sports like skiing, soccer, orienteering and team handball. The village was the

of the old

Korgen Municipality Korgen is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1918 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality included the central part of what is now Hemnes Municipality, centered around the river Røssåga. I ...

from 1918 until its dissolution in 1964.

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was also used as a satellite prison camp during the World War Two, mainly for Yugoslavian population.

Industry

The Norwegian state owned electricity company

Statkraft Statkraft AS is a hydropower Hydropower (from Ancient Greek -, "water"), also known as water power or water energy, is the use of falling or fast-running water to Electricity generation, produce electricity or to power machines. This is ac ...

operates electricity production facilities including the Nedre Røssåga power plants located in Vesterli in Korgen and Øvre Røssåga power plants located in

Bleikvasslia Bleikvasslia is a village in Hemnes Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located about south of the village of Korgen, just southwest of the lake Bleikvatnet. Bleikvasslia is a former mining community, but water started le ...

. The development of these plants were started in 1948 and was completed in 1955. Statkraft has also built a regional office, located near the municipality building in Korgen.

Geography

Korgen is situated inland and is surrounded by mountains. Southwest towards

lies the Korgfjellet ( Vesterfjellet) mountain range, to the east is Klubben, and to the north towards

is Kangsen. Korgen the location of Okstindan, the mountain range which includes the mountain

Oksskolten ( Norwegian; ) or is a mountain in Hemnes Municipality in Nordland County, Norway. At tall, it is the highest point in Nordland county, the highest in Northern Norway, and has Norway's eighth largest primary factor. The mountain lies just sou ...

, the highest mountain in North Norway.

Korgfjellet

Many Norwegians have heard about Korgen because of the notorious Korgfjellet mountain range which in situated between Hemnes Municipality and

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 ...

. The mountains form the boundary in a north-south direction between Korgen and

Elsfjord Elsfjord is a village in Vefsn Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located at the end of the Elsfjorden, about northeast of the town of Mosjøen. The European route E06 highway is accessed about south of the village. Elsfj ...

. Korgfjellet had frequently has divided the region in half due to poor road conditions and traffic accidents during the winter. This condition is now avoided after the finishing of the

in 2005.

Notable residents

References

External links

Korgen Church

Korgen Camp

Korgen Mountain Inn

Race from Bleikvasslia to Korgen

Korgen IL (football team)
{{authority control Villages in Nordland Hemnes Valleys of Nordland