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,

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.
/ref> Today it is part of parish of Bø og Malnes.

References

{{authority control Bø, Nordland Villages in Nordland