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]
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]