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Malnes
Malnes (Norway)
Coordinates: 68°48′25″N14°33′46″E / 68.80694°N 14.56278°E / 68.80694; 14.56278 Coordinates: 68°48′25″N14°33′46″E / 68.80694°N 14.56278°E / 68.80694; 14.56278
Country Norway
Region Northern Norway
County Nordland
District Vesterålen
Municipality Bø
Elevation [1] 29 m (95 ft)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code8475 Straumsjøen

Malnes is a settlement in the municipality of Bø in Nordland county, Norway. Malnes lies along the mouth of Malnesfjord in the northwest part of the municipality. Malnes is now considered the southwestern part of the village of Hovden, but it was formerly a separate farming settlement.

Bø, Nordland Municipality in Nordland, Norway

Bø is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Vesterålen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Straume. Other villages in the municipality include Auvåg, the village of Bø, Eidet, Guvåg, Hovden, Klakksjorda, Malnes, Nykvåg, Utskor, and Vågen. The Litløy Lighthouse is located on the tiny island of Litløya off the coast of Bø.

Nordland County (fylke) of Norway

Nordland is a county 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 the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The county was formerly known as Nordlandene amt. The county administration is in Bodø. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen has been administered from Nordland since 1995.

Norway constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe

Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe whose territory comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula; the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard are also part of the Kingdom of Norway. The Antarctic Peter I Island and the sub-Antarctic Bouvet Island are dependent territories and thus not considered part of the kingdom. Norway also lays claim to a section of Antarctica known as Queen Maud Land.

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Geography

The hill Malnesberget (529 meters or 1,736 feet) rises south of Malnes. [2] Norwegian County Road 915 connects Malnes to Hovden in the north and to Nykvåg to the southwest. [3]

Malnesberget mountain in Norway

Malnesberget is a 529-metre (1,736 ft) mountain in the municipality of Bø in Nordland county, Norway. The mountain stands on the western side of the large island of Langøya, along the Malnesfjorden, just south of the villages of Hovden and Malnes. It can be climbed from the village of Malnes starting about 500 meters (1,600 ft) north of Tussen, a smaller hill located along Norwegian County Road 915, just west of Malnesberget.

Norwegian County Road 915

County Road 915 is a 17.49-kilometer (10.87 mi) road in the municipality of Bø in Nordland County, Norway.

Nykvåg Village in Northern Norway, Norway

Nykvåg is a fishing village in Bø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is one of the largest fishing villages on the west coast of the large island of Langøya in the Vesterålen archipelago. The village lies along the south side of Nykvåg bay and the neighboring village to the west is Vågen. The villages of Hovden and Malnes are located about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) northeast of Nykvåg. Nykvåg is also known for its rich bird life in the Nykvåg/Nykan Nature Reserve adjacent to the village.

History

A church was established at Malnes in the Middle Ages, and Malnes served as the clerical center of the former parish of Malnes in the Bø ecclesiastical district (Bø herred). [4] In 1829, Malnes Church was moved from Malnes to Eidet, [5] but it is still known as Malnes Church. [6] Today it is part of parish of Bø og Malnes. [6]

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Malnes Church Church in Nordland, Norway

Malnes Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Eide. It is the church for the Bø og Malnes parish which is part of the Vesterålen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1895 by the architect Ole Scheistrøen. The church seats about 320 people.

Eide, Bø Village in Northern Norway, Norway

Eidet or Eide is a village in Bø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located on the large island of Langøya in the Vesterålen archipelago. The village is located about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) northeast of the municipal centre of Straume. Malnes Church was moved here from the small village of Malnes, just south of the village of Hovden in 1829.

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References

  1. ↑ "Norgeskart" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2017-02-06.
  2. ↑ "Malnesberget, Bø (Nordland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no . Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  3. ↑ Vegliste 2013: Fylkes- og kommunale veger. Nordland. 2013. Bodø: Statens vegvesen Region nord, p. 28. Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine .
  4. ↑ Norsk lovtidende. 1893. Kristiania: Grøndahl & Søns, p. 281.
  5. ↑ Aarsberetning for 1904. 1905. Oslo: Carl C. Werner & Comp.s Bogtrykkeri, p. 198.
  6. 1 2 Kirkesøk: Malnes kirke.
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