Barkestad Explained

Official Name:Barkestad
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Nordland#Norway
Pushpin Label:Barkestad
Pushpin Label Position:left
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Northern Norway
Subdivision Name2:Nordland
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Vesterålen
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Øksnes Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:8426 Barkestad
Coordinates:68.8179°N 14.7993°W
Elevation M:8
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Barkestad[2] is a small fishing village in Øksnes Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the southwest side of the island of Dyrøya in the Vesterålen archipelago. The village is located about off the west coast of the main island of Langøya. There are regular ferry stops at Barkestad with connections to other nearby islands and to the municipal centre of Myre, located about to the northeast. There are only four residents of the village (in 2017) after many years of population decline. They are the only permanent residents of the whole island.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Barkestad, Øksnes (Nordland). yr.no. 2018-12-30.
  2. Web site: Informasjon om stadnamn. Norgeskart. Kartverket. no. 2024-08-15.
  3. Web site: Barkestad. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 2012-08-02.