or is the

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of Hattfjelldal 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, ...

county,

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. The village is located along the river

Vefsna , also known as or , is the largest river in Nordland county, Norway. It is long and drains a watershed of . Its headwaters lie in the mountains of Børgefjell National Park at the lake Simskardvatnet. The river runs through the municipaliti ...

, about west of the border with

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. The large lake

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lies about north of the village. The Norwegian National Road 73 runs through the village. The village of

Svenskvollen Svenskvollen is a village in the municipality of Hattfjelldal in Nordland county, Norway. The village lies along the river Vefsna (also called ''Susna'') in the ''Susendal'' valley, just north of Børgefjell National Park Børgefjell Nationa ...

lies about to the south in the Susendalen valley. The village of

Varntresk Varntresk is a village in the municipality of Hattfjelldal in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located on the eastern shore of the large lake Røssvatnet or is a lake and reservoir in the municipalities of Hattfjelldal and Hemnes in ...

lies about to the north. The village has a population (2018) of 581 and a

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of . Hattfjelldal Church and Hattfjelldal Airport are both located in the village. The headquarters for the company ''Arbor-Trading AS'' has been located in this village since 1957. The

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cultural centre, , is located in the village as well.

References

Hattfjelldal Villages in Nordland {{Nordland-geo-stub