Malnes Explained

Official Name:Malnes
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Nordland#Norway
Pushpin Label:Malnes
Pushpin Label Position:left
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Northern Norway
Subdivision Name2:Nordland
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Vesterålen
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Bø Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:8475 Straumsjøen
Coordinates:68.8069°N 14.5629°W
Elevation M:12
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Malnes[2] is a small village in Bø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located along the mouth of Malnesfjorden in the northwest part the island of Langøya. Malnes is now considered the southwestern part of the village of Hovden, but it was formerly a separate farming settlement.

Geography

The hill Malnesberget (529m (1,736feet)) rises south of Malnes. Norwegian County Road 915 connects Malnes to Hovden in the north and to the village of Nykvåg to the southwest.[3]

History

Malnes Church was established at Malnes in the Middle Ages, and Malnes served as the clerical center of the former parish of Malnes in the Bø ecclesiastical district (Bø herred).[4] In 1829, Malnes Church was moved from Malnes to the village of Eidet,[5] but it is still known as Malnes Church.[6] Today it is part of parish of Bø og Malnes.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Malnes, Bø (Nordland). yr.no. 2018-12-29.
  2. Web site: Informasjon om stadnamn. Norgeskart. Kartverket. no. 2024-08-15.
  3. http://www.vegvesen.no/_attachment/410493/binary/706814?fast_title=Vegliste+2013+Nordland.pdf Vegliste 2013: Fylkes- og kommunale veger. Nordland. 2013. Bodø: Statens vegvesen Region nord, p. 28.
  4. Norsk lovtidende. 1893. Kristiania: Grøndahl & Søns, p. 281.
  5. Aarsberetning for 1904. 1905. Oslo: Carl C. Werner & Comp.s Bogtrykkeri, p. 198.
  6. http://www.kirkesok.no/kirker/Malnes-kirke Kirkesøk: Malnes kirke.