Degnepoll or Deknepollen is a neighborhood in Kinn Municipality in

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county,

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. Deknepollen is located on the mainland and it is an eastern suburb of the town of

Måløy Måløy () is a town in the municipality of Kinn in Vestland county, Norway. Måløy is located on the southeastern side of the island of Vågsøy, about northeast of the village of Holvika and about south of the village of Raudeberg. The M ...

(which is located on the island of

Vågsøy Vågsøy is a former municipality in the old Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It was located in the traditional district of Nordfjord. The municipality's administrative center was the town Måløy. Other population centers in Vågsøy include ...

), which it is connected to by a long

Måløy Bridge The Måløy Bridge ( no, Måløybrua) is a cantilever road bridge in Kinn Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The bridge connects the village area of Degnepoll on the mainland and the town of Måløy on the island of Vågsøy. The brid ...

. It is also located about west of the village of

Bryggja Bryggja is a village in southwestern part of Stad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located on the mainland, along the northern shore of the Nordfjorden. The village is located about east of the urban areas of Måløy– Dekn ...

. The village of

Tennebø Tennebø is a village in Kinn Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is a suburb of the town of Måløy, the centre of which is located about away. The village of Deknepollen, another suburb of Måløy lies about to the northwest. The l ...

is located about southeast of Deknepollen, with the lake

Degnepollvatnet Degnepollvatnet or Deknepollvatnet (known locally as ''Polljavatnet'') is a lake in Kinn Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The lake is situated on the mainland between the small villages of Degnepoll and Tennebø, just east of the town ...

located between the two villages. Before the Måløy Bridge was constructed, there was a ferry from Deknepollen to Måløy. The name Deknepollen could be roughly translated as a "small

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arm by the deacon". ''Degnepoll'' is also a surname used by some families originating from the community or still living there. The estimated population (2001) of Deknepollen is 245. The main industry is

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and the main production facility produces

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and animal fodder. This factory was under construction during

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and was destroyed during

Operation Archery Operation Archery, also known as the Måløy Raid, was a British Combined Operations raid during World War II against German positions on the island of Vågsøy, Norway, on 27 December 1941. British Commandos of No. 3 Commando, two troops of ...

days before it could have been put into operation. Degnepoll has a combined post office, gas station, and fast food vendor in addition to an electronics shop, two car dealerships, and two supermarkets.

References

Villages in Vestland Kinn {{Vestland-geo-stub