Majavatn ( South Sámi: Maajehjaevrie) is a village in the municipality of Grane in

Nordland Nordland (; smj, Nordlánnda, sma, Nordlaante, sme, Nordlánda, en, Northland) is a county in Norway in the Northern Norway region, the least populous of all 11 counties, bordering Troms og Finnmark in the north, Trøndelag in the south, ...

county,

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. It is located on the eastern shore of the lake

Majavatnet or is a lake in the municipality of Grane in Nordland county, Norway. The lake lies just west of Børgefjell National Park in southern Grane. The village of Majavatn lies on the eastern shore of the lake. European route E6 and the Nord ...

, just west of the boundary of

Børgefjell National Park Børgefjell National Park ( no, Børgefjell nasjonalpark, sma, Byrkije vaarjelimmiedajve) is an undeveloped national park in Norway, straddling the border between Trøndelag and Nordland counties, along the border with Sweden. The park is undev ...

. The village of Leiren lies about to the northeast and the municipal center of

Trofors Trofors is the administrative centre of the municipality of Grane in Nordland county, Norway. It is located at the confluence of the rivers ''Austervefsna'' and ''Svenningdalselva'' which forms the large river Vefsna. The village of Leiren li ...

lies about to the north. Majavatn

Both

European route E6 European route E6 ( no, Europavei 6, sv, Europaväg 6, 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 ...

highway and the

Nordland Line The Nordland Line ( no, Nordlandsbanen, ) is a railway line between Trondheim and Bodø, Norway. It is the longest in Norway and lacks electrification. The route runs through the counties of Trøndelag (formerly Sør-Trøndelag and Nord-Trøndel ...

pass through the village of Majavatn. Majavatn Station is the local railway station. It lies from

Trondheim Trondheim ( , , ; sma, Tråante), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2020, it had a population of 205,332, was the third most populous municipality in Norway, an ...

and it sits at an elevation of above sea level.

Majavatn Church Majavatn Church ( no, Majavatn kirke) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Grane Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Majavatn, about south of the village of Trofors, just alongside the large lake Majavatnet. ...

is located in the village and serves the southern part of the municipality.

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reindeer herders drive their

reindeer Reindeer (in North American English, known as caribou if wild and ''reindeer'' if domesticated) are deer in the genus ''Rangifer''. For the last few decades, reindeer were assigned to one species, ''Rangifer tarandus'', with about 10 subsp ...

through the area around Majavatn. During the

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there were confrontations between

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and Norwegian citizens at Tangen farm. Many of the Norwegians involved were later executed by the Germans at

Falstad concentration camp '', '' no, Falstad fangeleir'', construction=1895-1910 Falstad concentration camp ( Norwegian: ''Falstad fangeleir'', German: ''SS-Strafgefangenenlager Falstad'') was situated in the village of Ekne in what was the municipality of Skogn (now in ...

in 1942. These events were later known as the

Majavatn affair Majavatn ( South Sámi: Maajehjaevrie) is a village in the municipality of Grane in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the eastern shore of the lake Majavatnet, just west of the boundary of Børgefjell National Park. The village of Lei ...

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Villages in Nordland Grane, Nordland {{Nordland-geo-stub