Tømmerneset Explained

Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Nordland#Norway
Pushpin Label:Tømmerneset
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:Hamarøy Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:8260 Innhavet
Coordinates:67.8989°N 15.8594°W
Elevation M:51
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

or [2] is a village in Hamarøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It's located on the eastern shore of the lake Rotvatnet, about south of the municipal centre, Oppeid. Tømmerneset is the site of Tømmernes Church. The village area is located where County Road 835 (and the Steigen Tunnel) branches off from the European Road E6 highway.[3]

Archaeology

There is rock art dating to the Stone Age "near the bridge over Sagelva".[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tømmerneset, Hamarøy (Nordland). yr.no. 2019-01-19.
  2. Web site: Informasjon om stadnamn. Norgeskart. Kartverket. no. 2024-09-03.
  3. Web site: Tømmerneset. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 2012-05-04.
  4. https://snl.no/T%C3%B8mmerneset Tømmerneset