Malnes is a small settlement in
Bø Municipality in
Nordland
Nordland (; smj, Nordlánnda, sma, Nordlaante, sme, Nordlánda, en, Northland) is a county in Norway in the Northern Norway region, the least populous of all 11 counties, bordering Troms og Finnmark in the north, Trøndelag in the south, N ...
county,
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...
. The village is located along the mouth of
Malnesfjorden in the northwest part the island of
Langøya
Langøya is the third largest island of Norway (outside of Svalbard), with an area of . The island is a part of the Vesterålen archipelago in Nordland county, Norway. The island includes the municipalities of Bø and Øksnes as well as parts ...
. Malnes is now considered the southwestern part of the village of
Hovden, but it was formerly a separate farming settlement.
Geography
The hill
Malnesberget
Malnesberget (Mount Malnes) is a mountain in the municipality of Bø in Nordland county, Norway. The mountain stands on the western side of the large island of Langøya
Langøya is the third largest island of Norway (outside of Svalbard), wi ...
() rises south of Malnes.
Norwegian County Road 915
County Road 915 ( no, Fylkesvei 915) is a road in the municipality of Bø in Nordland County, Norway.
The road starts in the village of Rise, where it branches off from County Road 820, and then crosses the low isthmus to the village of Eid ...
connects Malnes to Hovden in the north and to the village of
Nykvåg to the southwest.
History
Malnes Church
Malnes Church ( no, Malnes kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Eide. It is one of the churches for the ''Bø og Malnes'' parish which is part of the Ves ...
was established at Malnes in the
Middle Ages
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire a ...
, and Malnes served as the clerical center of the former parish of Malnes in the Bø ecclesiastical district (''Bø herred''). In 1829,
Malnes Church
Malnes Church ( no, Malnes kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Eide. It is one of the churches for the ''Bø og Malnes'' parish which is part of the Ves ...
was moved from Malnes to the village of
Eidet,
[''Aarsberetning for 1904''. 1905. Oslo: Carl C. Werner & Comp.s Bogtrykkeri, p. 198.] but it is still known as Malnes Church.
[''Kirkesøk'': Malnes kirke.](_blank)
/ref> Today it is part of parish of Bø og Malnes.
References
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Bø, Nordland
Villages in Nordland