Vidrek Explained

Official Name:Vidrek
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Nordland#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Nordland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Northern Norway
Subdivision Name2:Nordland
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Ofoten
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Narvik
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:8520 Ankenesstrand
Coordinates:68.3905°N 17.1416°W
Elevation M:12
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Vidrek is a small village in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located along the Ofotfjorden, just east of the Skjomen fjord. The population of the village is about 70.

On 10 April 1940, in the First Naval Battle of Narvik, the British flagship HMS Hardy was beached in flames on Vidrek, and about 30 seamen were killed.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vidrek, Narvik (Nordland). yr.no. 2019-01-08.