Tømmerneset

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Tømmerneset is located in Nordland
Tømmerneset
Tømmerneset
Tømmerneset is located in Norway
Tømmerneset
Tømmerneset
Coordinates: 67°53′56″N 15°51′34″E / 67.8989°N 15.8594°E / 67.8989; 15.8594
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyNordland
DistrictSalten
MunicipalityHamarøy Municipality
Elevation
[1]
51 m (167 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
8260 Innhavet

Tømmerneset (Norwegian) or Vuohppe (Lule Sami)[2] is a village in Hamarøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It's located on the eastern shore of the lake Rotvatnet, about 50 kilometres (31 mi) 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

References

  1. ^ "Tømmerneset, Hamarøy (Nordland)". yr.no. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
  2. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  3. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Tømmerneset" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-05-04.
  4. ^ Tømmerneset


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