Majavatn Explained

Official Name:Majavatn

Maajehjaevrie
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Nordland#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Nordland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Northern Norway
Subdivision Name2:Nordland
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Helgeland
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Grane
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:8680 Trofors
Coordinates:65.1676°N 13.3691°W
Elevation M:321
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Majavatn (South Sámi: Maajehjaevrie) is a village in the municipality of Grane in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the eastern shore of the lake Majavatnet, just west of the boundary of Børgefjell National Park. The village of Leiren lies about to the northeast and the municipal center of Trofors lies about to the north.

Both European route E6 highway and the Nordland Line pass through the village of Majavatn. Majavatn Station is the local railway station. It lies from Trondheim and it sits at an elevation of above sea level. Majavatn Church is located in the village and serves the southern part of the municipality.

Southern Sami reindeer herders drive their reindeer through the area around Majavatn.[2]

During the Second World War there were confrontations between Germans and Norwegian citizens at Tangen farm. Many of the Norwegians involved were later executed by the Germans at Falstad concentration camp in 1942. These events were later known as the Majavatn affair.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Majavatn, Grane (Nordland). yr.no. 2019-02-24.
  2. Encyclopedia: Majavatn – tettbebyggelse. Geir. Thorsnæs. 2019-02-24. 2016-03-26. Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. Norwegian.