Ylvingen is an island in the municipality of

Vega Vega is the brightest star in the northern constellation of Lyra. It has the Bayer designation α Lyrae, which is Latinised to Alpha Lyrae and abbreviated Alpha Lyr or α Lyr. This star is relatively close at only from the Sun, a ...

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 portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...

. The island lies just off the west coast of Norway, between the island of Vega and the mainland. In 2017, there were 25 residents on the island. Ylvingen kapell-kirkegård

The island is connected by fast ferry to the mainland towns of

Brønnøysund Brønnøysund () is a town and the administrative centre of Brønnøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is also a former municipality within Nordland county. The village of Brønnøysund originally was declared a ladested in 1923 wh ...

and

Sandnessjøen Sandnessjøen is a town and the administrative centre of Alstahaug Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. Sandnessjøen was granted special trading privileges in the late 1600s and it received town status in 1999. Sandnessjøen is located ...

, and to the island of Vega and the mainland by car ferry, all operated by

Torghatten Trafikkselskap Torghatten ASA is a Norwegian shipping company based in Brønnøysund. The company's areas of operation include operating bus, car ferries, fast ferries, travel agencies, real estate, security and maintenance. The company's main asset is a 100 ...

. The landscape is relatively flat, yet rocky in many places. The highest point on the island is the tall mountain Stornonshaugen in the middle of the island. The island has a relatively large

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population. The residents of the island earn a living by farming and fishing and the island has increasing tourist traffic.

History

During the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposi ...

, the island was used by the German Armed Forces as an

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and had prisoners of war from Russia, Serbia, and Poland doing forced labor. The television series '' Himmelblå'' was filmed on the island.

References

Islands of Nordland Vega, Norway {{Nordland-island-stub