| Saltdal Fjord | |
|---|---|
 Saltdal Fjord seen from the east side looking south. European route E6 runs along the fjord at left. Parts of Rognan and the Rognan shoreline, where boat building has taken place for a long time, [1] lie slightly left of center. | |
  Saltdal Fjord Location of the fjord  Saltdal Fjord Saltdal Fjord (Norway) | |
| Location | Nordland county, Norway |
| Coordinates | 67°07′57″N15°23′51″E / 67.1324°N 15.3976°E Coordinates: 67°07′57″N15°23′51″E / 67.1324°N 15.3976°E |
| Type | Fjord |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Max. length | 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) |
| Max. width | 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) |
| Settlements | Rognan |
Saltdal Fjord [2] [3] [4] [5] (Norwegian : Saltdalsfjorden) is a fjord arm of Skjerstad Fjord in the municipality of Saltdal in Nordland county, Norway. The fjord extends 11 kilometers (6.8 mi) south to the village of Rognan at the bottom of the fjord.
Norwegian is a North Germanic language spoken mainly in Norway, where it is the official language. Along with Swedish and Danish, Norwegian forms a dialect continuum of more or less mutually intelligible local and regional varieties, and some Norwegian and Swedish dialects, in particular, are very close. These Scandinavian languages, together with Faroese and Icelandic as well as some extinct languages, constitute the North Germanic languages. Faroese and Icelandic are hardly mutually intelligible with Norwegian in their spoken form because continental Scandinavian has diverged from them. While the two Germanic languages with the greatest numbers of speakers, English and German, have close similarities with Norwegian, neither is mutually intelligible with it. Norwegian is a descendant of Old Norse, the common language of the Germanic peoples living in Scandinavia during the Viking Era.
Saltdal is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Salten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Rognan. Other villages in Saltdal include Røkland and Lønsdal.
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.
The inlet of the fjord lies between Hjelbunes, a headland to the west, and Langruodden, a promontory to the east. The village of Setså lies on the east side of the fjord, slightly inland from the shore. [6] On the west lies the hamlet of Vik inside the bay formed by Tangodden, a peninsula jutting north into the fjord. [7] Rognan lies at the foot of the fjord, [1] [8] and this is also where the Saltdal River flows into the fjord. West of the river's mouth lie the hamlets of Saksenvik and Botn. [8]
Saksenvik is a basic statistical unit in the Nedre Saltdal subarea of the municipality of Saltdal in Nordland county, Norway. European route E6 passes through Saksenvik, part of the way via the Saksenvik Tunnel. Since 2012, the Saksenvik Hydroelectric Power Station has produced electricity in the region.
The Nordland Line railway and the European route E6 highway both run along the entire east side of the fjord, [8] and Norwegian County Road 515 runs along the west side.
The Nordland Line is a 729-kilometer (453 mi) railway line between Trondheim and Bodø, Norway. It is the longest in Norway and lacks electrification. The route runs through the counties of Trøndelag and Nordland, carrying a combination of commuter, long-haul passenger and freight trains. From Trondheim Central Station to Steinkjer Station the line is most heavily used, with hourly services by the Trøndelag Commuter Rail. There are three branch lines—the Stavne–Leangen Line at Leangen Station, the Meråker Line at Hell Station and the Namsos Line at Grong Station.
European route E6 is the main north-south road through Norway, and the west coast of Sweden. It is 3 088 km long and runs from the southern tip of Sweden at Trelleborg, into Norway and through almost all of the country north to the Arctic Circle and Nordkapp. The route ends in Kirkenes close to the Russian border.
