Svenskvollen

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Svenskvollen
Svenskvollen (Norway)
Coordinates: 65°23′49″N14°00′42″E / 65.3970°N 14.0116°E / 65.3970; 14.0116 Coordinates: 65°23′49″N14°00′42″E / 65.3970°N 14.0116°E / 65.3970; 14.0116
Country Norway
Region Northern Norway
County Nordland
District Helgeland
Municipality Hattfjelldal
Elevation
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366 m (1,201 ft)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
8690 Hattfjelldal

Svenskvollen is a village in the municipality of Hattfjelldal in Nordland county, Norway. The village lies along the river Vefsna (also called Susna) in the Susendal valley, just north of Børgefjell National Park. The village is home to Susendal Church, which serves the southern part of Hattfjelldal. The village of Hattfjelldal, the municipal centre, lies about 25 kilometres (16 mi) to the north.

Hattfjelldal Municipality in Nordland, Norway

Hattfjelldal is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Hattfjelldal. Other villages include Grubben, Svenskvollen, and Varntresk. Hattfjelldal Airfield is located in the village of Hattfjelldal.

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 Northwestern 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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References

  1. "Svenskvollen, Hattfjelldal (Nordland)". yr.no . Retrieved 2019-02-24.