Dønnesfjord was a now-abandoned

fishing village A fishing village is a village, usually located near a fishing ground, with an economy based on catching fish and harvesting seafood. The continents and islands around the world have coastlines totalling around 356,000 kilometres (221,000 m ...

Hasvik Municipality Hasvik ( sme, Ákŋoluovtta gielda; fkv, Hasviikan komuuni) is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Troms og Finnmark Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Breivikbotn ...

Finnmark Finnmark (; se, Finnmárku ; fkv, Finmarku; fi, Ruija ; russian: Финнмарк) was a county in the northern part of Norway, and it is scheduled to become a county again in 2024. On 1 January 2020, Finnmark was merged with the neighbouri ...

county,

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. The site of the former village is located on the small island of Nordøya in the Dønnesfjorden on the north central coast of the large island of

Sørøya Sørøya ( sme, Sállan) is Norway's fourth largest island in terms of area. The island is divided between Hasvik Municipality and Hammerfest Municipality. It is often claimed to be "one of the most beautiful" of the islands in Norway. In 2018 ...

. There are no roads that connect to the isolated village, so access is limited to boats. There are a few buildings remaining in Dønnesfjord, including

Dønnesfjord Church Dønnesfjord Church ( no, Dønnesfjord kirke) is a former parish church of the Church of Norway in Hasvik Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Dønnesfjord on the island of Sørøya. It was one of the ...

, but there are no more permanent residents. Some homes are used as summer cabins for vacations, and the church is occasionally used for special services and weddings.

References

Hasvik Former populated places in Finnmark {{Finnmark-geo-stub