Sørvågen, Moskenes

Sørvågen
Sørvågen
Village
	View of the western part of the village
	Sørvågen Location in Nordland Sørvågen Sørvågen (Norway)
	Coordinates: 67.8897°N 13.0164°E
Country	Norway
Region	Northern Norway
County	Nordland
District	Lofoten
Municipality	Moskenes
Area [1]
• Total	0.63 km2 (0.24 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	12 m (39 ft)
Population (2018)[1]
• Total	440
• Density	698/km2 (1,810/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	8392 Sørvågen

Sørvågen is a fishing village in Moskenes Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the island of Moskenesøya in the Lofoten archipelago. The village of Å lies just to the south. Moskenes Church is located just north of the village along European route E10.[3]

The 0.63-square-kilometre (160-acre) village has a population (2018) of 440 which gives the village a population density of 698 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,810/sq mi).[1]

Tourism

The Norwegian Telecom Museum

The village has several scenic and tourist attractions in and around the village. It contains a local department of the Norsk Telemuseum (Norwegian Telecom Museum) which reflects the local history of telegraphy.

In 1861, the island became part of the 170-kilometre-long (110 mi) Lofoten telegraph line with a station in Sørvågen (which became the Sørvågen museum in 1914), being finally connected with Europe in 1867.

In 1906, a wireless telegraph system was installed in Sørvågen—the second in Europe after Italy—connecting Sørvågen with Røst.[4]

References

Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2018). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
"Sørvågen, Moskenes (Nordland)". yr.no. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
Store norske leksikon. "Sørvågen" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 13 June 2012.
Filippo, H.; Pelzers, E. (2007). Noord Scandinavië: Lapland, Noordkaap, Lofoten, Spitsbergen (in Dutch). Uitgeverij Elmar. p. 150. ISBN 978-90-389-1745-0.

External links

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[ssb-1] Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2018). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".

[2] "Sørvågen, Moskenes (Nordland)". yr.no. Retrieved 9 December 2018.

[snl-3] Store norske leksikon. "Sørvågen" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 13 June 2012.

[4] Filippo, H.; Pelzers, E. (2007). Noord Scandinavië: Lapland, Noordkaap, Lofoten, Spitsbergen (in Dutch). Uitgeverij Elmar. p. 150. ISBN 978-90-389-1745-0.