Lakså, Evenes Explained

Official Name:Lakså
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Nordland#Norway
Pushpin Label:Lakså
Pushpin Label Position:top
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
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:8539 Bogen i Ofoten
Coordinates:68.5044°N 16.9161°W
Elevation M:49
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Lakså[2] (Northern Sami: Lakso[3]) is a village in Evenes Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located at the mouth of the river Lakselva, about 4km (02miles) west of the village of Bogen.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lakså, Evenes (Nordland). yr.no. Norwegian. 2016-12-25.
  2. Web site: Informasjon om stadnamn. Norgeskart. Kartverket. no. 2024-08-20.
  3. Book: Qvigstad, Just. 1935. De lappiske stedsnavn i Troms fylke. Oslo. Aschehoug. 112. no.
  4. News: Hva, isfiske med torsk på kroken? . Lysvold. Susanne. NRK. 2009-04-04. no.