Saksenvik is a
basic statistical unit in the Nedre Saltdal subarea of the municipality of
Saltdal
Saltdal ( sme, Sálát) 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 Rognan. Other villages in Saltdal include Røkland and Løn ...
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.
European route E6
European route E6 ( no, Europavei 6, sv, Europaväg 6, or simply E6) is the main north-south thoroughfare through Norway as well as the west coast of Sweden. It is long and runs from the southern tip of Sweden at Trelleborg, into Norway and t ...
passes through Saksenvik, part of the way via the
Saksenvik Tunnel. Since 2012, the
Saksenvik Hydroelectric Power Station has produced electricity in the region.
Saksenvik known for several
quernstone
Quern-stones are stone tools for hand-grinding a wide variety of materials. They are used in pairs. The lower stationary stone of early examples is called a saddle quern, while the upper mobile stone is called a muller, rubber or handstone. The ...
quarries from earlier times, including above the settlement at Vassliheia at an elevation of .
[Helberg, Bjørn Hebba. 2010. Kvernsteinsindustri i vikingtid og tidlig middelalder i Saltdal kommune, Nordland fylke. ''Viking. Norsk arkeologisk årbok'' 73: 103–120.](_blank)
/ref> Quernstone production in Saltdal has been documented since the Middle Ages; in 1432 ''Aslak Bolt's cadastre
''Aslak Bolt's cadastre'' ( no, Aslak Bolts jordebog; written 1432–1433) is a Norwegian cadastre, a detailed register of properties and incomes of the Archdiocese of Nidaros.
History
Aslak Bolt's cadastre was a register of land ownership w ...
'' recorded a quarry at Setså.
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