Langset (Saltdal) Explained

Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Nordland#Norway
Pushpin Label:Langset
Pushpin Label Position:left
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Northern Norway
Subdivision Name2:Nordland
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Salten
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Saltdal Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:8250 Rognan
Coordinates:67.1367°N 15.4517°W
Elevation M:44
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

or [2] is a village and basic statistical unit in the Nedre Saltdal ('Lower Saltdal') area of Saltdal Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The area is located north of Rognan and Saksenvika and south of Setså on the east side of Saltdal Fjord (no|Saltdalsfjorden). The European route E6 highway and the Nordland Line railway both pass through the area.[3] [4]

During the Second World War the Blood Road was built through the area.[5] It was constructed as a new segment of Norwegian National Road 50 between Rognan and Langset, where there was ferry service before the war.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Langset, Saltdal (Nordland) . November 22, 2016 . . Norwegian.
  2. Web site: Informasjon om stadnamn . 2024-09-24 . Norgeskart . . no.
  3. News: Andreassen . Tore John . 2016-04-12 . Regn med ventetid på E6 . . no.
  4. Book: Det Norske naeringsliv . 1954 . 17 . 357 . no.
  5. News: Veum . Eirik . Lien . Jørn Andre . Helljesen . Vilde . 2008-06-14 . Norge bryter Genevekonvensjonene . NRK Nordland . no.