Bergsfjord Explained

Official Name:Bergsfjord
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Finnmark#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Label:Bergsfjord
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Northern Norway
Subdivision Name2:Finnmark
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Vest-Finnmark
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Loppa Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:9580 Bergsfjord
Elevation M:14
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:70.2492°N 21.7919°W

Bergsfjord is a village in Loppa Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located on the mainland part of Loppa Municipality, along the Bergsfjorden, across from the island of Silda. The village of Sør-Tverrfjord lies about to the southwest, across the fjord. The Svartfjellet mountain lies about straight east of the village, alongside the Svartfjelljøkelen glacier.

Bergsfjord has no road connections to the rest of Norway. It is only accessible by ferry from the nearby villages of Sør-Tverrfjord and Øksfjord. Bergsfjord Church is located in this village.

In 2013, the fish processing factory in the village closed down.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bergsfjord, Loppa. yr.no. Norwegian. 2013-01-04. 2013-03-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20130327050024/http://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Finnmark/Loppa/Bergsfjord/. dead.
  2. News: Knut. Gjerstad Olsen. Anniken C.. Mohr. Biter seg fast i loppa. Klassekampen. Norwegian. 2015-08-08.