Ankenesstranda

Ankenesstrand
Ankenesstranda
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Ankenesstranda is located in Nordland
Ankenesstranda
Ankenesstranda
Ankenesstranda is located in Norway
Ankenesstranda
Ankenesstranda
Coordinates: 68°25′17″N 17°22′11″E / 68.4214°N 17.3698°E / 68.4214; 17.3698
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyNordland
DistrictOfoten
MunicipalityNarvik Municipality
Elevation
[1]
25 m (82 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
8520 Ankenesstrand

Ankenesstranda or Ankenesstrand[2] (sometimes simply called "Ankenes") is a village area in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village area is a western suburb of the town of Narvik and just east of the village of Håkvik. The village lies at the confluence of the large Ofotfjorden and the smaller Beisfjorden. The European route E06 highway runs through the village before crossing the Beisfjord Bridge into the town of Narvik. In 2016, there were about 3,000 inhabitants of the village.[3]

The village was the administrative centre of the old Ankenes Municipality which existed from 1884 until 1974.

Ankenes Church is an octagonal church that was built in Ankenesstrand in 1842. Ankenes is also known for Millerjordbukta (the local shopping area), and the local football team SK Hardhaus. The local Ankenes Skiing Resort (Ankenes Alpinsenter) was built in 1972 and it has 8 runs and 2 lifts. In 1973, the Ankenes Alpine Club was also established.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Ankenesstrand, Narvik (Nordland)". yr.no. Retrieved 2019-01-07.
  2. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  3. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Ankenesstrand" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2019-01-07.
  4. ^ "Ankenes Alpinsenter". Ankenes.no.


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