Rørstad is a village in the municipality of

Sørfold Sørfold is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Salten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Straumen. Other villages in the municipality include Leirfjordgården, ...

in Nordland county,

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. The village is located along the

Sørfolda Sørfolda is a fjord in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the municipalities of Sørfold and Bodø. The Sørfolda is a southeastern branch of the main Folda fjord. Side branches include the Nevelsfjorden, Eidekjosen, Skjunkfjorden ...

fjord, about south of the village of Nordfold and about northwest of the village of Røsvika. The historic Rørstad Church is located in the village, and

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s are held there twice each summer. The village area was located on a peninsula lying between the

Nordfolda The Folda or Folla is a fjord in Nordland county, Norway. The fjord is located in the municipalities of Bodø, Steigen, and Sørfold. The Folda empties into the Vestfjorden about northeast of the town of Bodø. The fjord is about wide in t ...

and

fjords, just east of the uninhabited island, Prestmåsøya. The site was an important historical location due to the importance of boat transportation. Since boat transportation gave way to automobile transportation in the 20th century, the village became more remote. There are no road connections to Rørstad, but there are ferry connections from Røsvika in the summer. The permanent residents left the village in the late-1970s, but since then the area has been used for summer

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Sørfold Villages in Nordland Villages in Norway (depopulated) {{nordland-geo-stub