Tømmerneset is a village in the municipality of
Hamarøy
Hamarøy ( smj, Hábmer) is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Nordland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Salten. The administrative centre of the municipality is t ...
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 ...
. It's located on the eastern shore of the lake
Rotvatnet
or is a lake in the municipality of Hamarøy in Nordland 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 portio ...
, about south of the municipal centre,
Oppeid
Oppeid or Oppeide is the administrative centre of Hamarøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located about southwest of the town of Narvik. It is located right next to the village of Presteid on a small isthmus of land b ...
. Tømmerneset is the site of
Tømmernes Church
Tømmerneset Church ( no, Tømmerneset kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hamarøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Tømmerneset. It is one of the churches for the Sagfjord parish which is ...
. The village area is located where
County Road 835 (and the
Steigen Tunnel
The Steigen Tunnel ( no, Steigentunnelen) is a road tunnel in Nordland county, Norway. The long tunnel is located on the Norwegian County Road 835 highway in the municipalities of Hamarøy and Steigen. The tunnel begins at the village of Tøm ...
) branches off from the
European Road E6 highway.
Archaeology
There is
rock art
In archaeology, rock art is human-made markings placed on natural surfaces, typically vertical stone surfaces. A high proportion of surviving historic and prehistoric rock art is found in caves or partly enclosed rock shelters; this type also ...
dating to the Stone Age "near the bridge over Sagelva".
Tømmerneset
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See also
* Rock art at an eponymous place in another county
References
Hamarøy
Villages in Nordland
Populated places of Arctic Norway
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