Moskenes
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| County | Nordland | |
| District | Lofoten | |
| Municipality | NO-1874 | |
| Administrative centre | Reine | |
| Mayor (2003) | Lillian Hansen (Ap) | |
| Official language form | Neutral | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage | Ranked 374 119 km² 110 km² 0.04 % | |
| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density | Ranked 391 1,212 0.03 % -15.5 % 11/km² | |
| Coordinates | Template:Coor dm | |
| www.moskenes.kommune.no | ||
Moskenes is a municipality in the county of Nordland, Norway. Moskenes is a part of Lofoten.
This municipality is among the most scenic in all Norway, and the picturesque fishing villages of Hamnøy, Reine, Sørvågen, Moskenes, Å and Tind have a dramatic backdrop of jagged peaks rising above the Vestfjord.
Between Lofotodden, the southwestern tip of the Lofoten chain, and the offshore island of Mosken, there is the tidal current of Moskstraumen. This is better known internationally as the Maelstrom, feared by all sailors. On the isolated north western coast of the island, there are also interesting stone age cave paintings.
Famous people
- Hans Erik Dyvik Husby, musician
- Birger Eriksen, commander at Oscarsborg, and responsible for the sinking of Blücher, the German ship headed for Oslo on the night between April 8 and 9, 1940. The sinking of Blücher delayed the German invasion forces from taking Oslo as fast as they wanted, and also giving the Norwegian Royal Family a chance to leave Oslo before the German forces entered.
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