Reine is the
administrative centre
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
of
Moskenes 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. The
fishing village is located on the island of
Moskenesøya in the
Lofoten archipelago, above the
Arctic Circle
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The Arctic Circle marks the southernmost latitude at w ...
, about southwest of the
town of Tromsø.
Reine Church is located here and it serves the northern part of the municipality.
The village has a population (2018) of 314 which gives the village a
population density of .
The local newspaper is the ''
Lofotposten ''Lofotposten'' is a newspaper published in Lofoten, with its headquarters located in Svolvær. It is the biggest publication in Northern Norway.
History and profile
The newspaper was established by Joh. E. Paulsen in 1896. Following the occupatio ...
''.
Overview
Reine has been a trading post since 1743. It was also a centre for the local fishing industry with a fleet of boats and facilities for fish processing and marketing. There was also a little light industry. In December 1941, the Germans burnt part of Reine in reprisal for a raid on the Lofoten Islands by British troops. Today
tourism is important, and despite its remote location, many thousands of people visit annually. The village is situated on a promontory just off the
European route E10 highway, which passes through the village. Reine is located immediately to the south of Sakrisoya and
Hamnøya.
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Allers
Aller Media is a magazine publisher in the Nordic countries, headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark. It publishes ''Elle'', ''Cafe'', ''Familie Journalen'', '' Femina'', ''Allers'' and ''Se og Hør''.
History
Aller Media was founded in Copenhagen ...
'', the largest weekly magazine in Norway, selected Reine as the most beautiful village in Norway in the late 1970s. A photograph over Reine from the mountain Reinebringen (altitude ) has been used for the front page of several tourist brochures and books. In 1999 the painter
Ingo Kühl set up a provisional studio in a
rorbu and painted the view over the harbor to the mountain range.
In January 2015, Reine was the site from which
Coca-Cola launched ''Coca-Cola life'' in Norway, referred to by the company as "our smallest launch yet". More than half the town's residents (around 200 out of 307) attended this open-air event despite being mid-winter.
In 2016–2019, a stone staircase was built up to Reinebringen, which made the mountain (previously considered steep, muddy, and difficult to climb) easily accessible.
Reinebringen Hiking Guide
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Gallery
File:Reine Lofoten.jpg, Reine in 2005
File:Reine-3.jpg, Reine seen from Reinebringen
File:Reine night.jpg, Reine at night (midnight sun)
File:Gunnar Berg Fiskebåter ved Reine.jpg, The fishing fleet at Reine, Gunnar Berg (1863–93)
File:Reine Lofoten 2009.JPG, View of Reine
File:Reine - Lofoten.jpg, Reine village shore with the fish drying racks
Reine-20-Regenbogen-2019-gje.jpg, Reine with rainbow
Reine-38-2019-gje.jpg, Fishermen's boathouse
References
External links
Reine, Moskenes (Nordland)
Weather Forecast
Lofotposten
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Fishing communities
Moskenes
Populated places of Arctic Norway
Tourist attractions in Nordland
Villages in Nordland