Saksenvika Explained

Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Nordland#Norway
Pushpin Label:Saksenvika
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:67.1078°N 15.4528°W
Elevation M:22
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

or [2] is a village and basic statistical unit in the Nedre Saltdal area of Saltdal Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. European route E6 passes through Saksenvika and the nearby Saksenvik Tunnel on its way to Langset to the north. Since 2012, the Saksenvik Hydroelectric Power Station has produced electricity in the region.[3]

Saksenvika is known for several quernstone quarries from earlier times,[4] including on the nearby mountain Vassliheia at an elevation of 465m (1,526feet).[5] Quernstone production in Saltdal has been documented since the Middle Ages; in 1432 Aslak Bolt's cadastre recorded a quarry at Setså. Such old written sources do not exist for Saksenvika, and it has been suggested that in earlier times quernstones from Saksenvika were delivered to Setså as a central purchasing and shipping station.[6]

A heritage project is being funded in cooperation between landowners and Saltdal Municipality, and it has documented quarries for tourists with information boards, signage, and picnic areas.[7] [8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Saksenvik . December 14, 2016 . . Norwegian.
  2. Web site: Informasjon om stadnamn . 2024-09-24 . Norgeskart . . no.
  3. Web site: 2012-09-09 . Offentlig journal . Saltdal Kommune . 1 . no . PDF.
  4. News: Pettersen . Dag . 2008-09-30 . Planlegger kulturpark i Saksenvik . . no.
  5. Book: Helberg, Bjørn Hebba . Viking. Norsk arkeologisk årbok . 2010 . 73 . 103–120 . no . Kvernsteinsindustri i vikingtid og tidlig middelalder i Saltdal kommune, Nordland fylke.
  6. Book: Titland, Helge P. . Saltdalsboka 2002/2003 . Saltdal kommune . 2003 . Rognan . 35–43 . no . Kvernsteinsbruddene i Saltdal.
  7. Book: Titland, Helge P. . Kulturminneregistreringer av kvernsteinsbruddene i Saksenvik . Unpublished report . 2006 . no.
  8. Lindahl . Ingvar . 2008 . Granatglimmerskifrene i Saksenvik – Setså området; tidligere brukt som kvernstein – nå til bruk som unik bygningstein, Saltdal kommune, Nordland . NGU rapport . Norges geologiske undersøkelse . Trondheim . no . 2008.075.