or is a village and basic statistical unit in the Nedre Saltdal area of

Saltdal Municipality Saltdal () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Nordland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Salten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of ...

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county,

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passes through Saksenvika and the nearby

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 ...

on its way to Langset to the north. Since 2012, the

Saksenvik Hydroelectric Power Station or is a village and 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 to the north. Since 201 ...

has produced electricity in the region. Saksenvika is known for several

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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 ''

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'' 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

, and it has documented quarries for tourists with information boards, signage, and picnic areas.

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Saltdal Villages in Nordland {{Nordland-geo-stub