Sørvågen, Moskenes Explained

Official Name:Sørvågen
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Nordland#Norway
Pushpin Label:Sørvågen
Pushpin Label Position:right
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Northern Norway
Subdivision Name2:Nordland
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Lofoten
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Moskenes Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Area Total Km2:0.62
Population As Of:2023
Population Total:403
Population Density Km2:650
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:8392 Sørvågen
Coordinates:67.8897°N 13.0164°W
Elevation M:12
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Sørvågen is a fishing village in Moskenes Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the island of Moskenesøya in the Lofoten archipelago. The village of Å lies just to the south. Moskenes Church is located in the northern part of the village along European route E10, in an area that is known as the village of Moskenes (although the two villages have grown together by conurbation and are now considered one urban area by Statistics Norway).[2]

The 0.62km2 village has a population (2023) of 403 and a population density of .[3]

Tourism

The village has several scenic and tourist attractions in and around the village. It contains a local department of the Norsk Telemuseum (Norwegian Telecom Museum) which reflects the local history of telegraphy.

In 1861, the island became part of the 170adj=midNaNadj=mid Lofoten telegraph line with a station in Sørvågen (which became the Sørvågen museum in 1914), being finally connected with Europe in 1867.

In 1906, a wireless telegraph system was installed in Sørvågen—the second in Europe after Italy—connecting Sørvågen with Røst.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sørvågen, Moskenes (Nordland) . 9 December 2018 . yr.no.
  2. Web site: Store norske leksikon . Store norske leksikon . Sørvågen . 13 June 2012 . Norwegian.
  3. Web site: Statistisk sentralbyrå . Statistics Norway . 2023-12-23 . Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality .
  4. Book: Filippo, H. . Noord Scandinavië: Lapland, Noordkaap, Lofoten, Spitsbergen . Pelzers . E. . Uitgeverij Elmar . 2007 . 978-90-389-1745-0 . 150 . Dutch.