Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Nordland#Norway |
Pushpin Label: | Bogen |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Northern Norway |
Subdivision Name2: | Nordland |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Ofoten |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Evenes Municipality |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Area Total Km2: | 0.54 |
Population As Of: | 2023 |
Population Total: | 363 |
Population Density Km2: | 672 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 8533 Bogen i Ofoten |
Coordinates: | 68.5263°N 16.9933°W |
Elevation M: | 10 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
or [2] is the administrative centre of Evenes Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located along the shore of the Ofotfjorden, about northeast of the village of Liland. The European route E10 highway passes through the village. Bogen Chapel is located in this village.[3]
The 0.54km2 village has a population (2023) of 363 and a population density of .[4]
Historically, Bogen is most notable for small-scale iron ore mining in the early 20th century as well as being a German naval base during World War II, including for the German battleship Tirpitz and the heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper.[5]