Ã…gskardet is a village in
Meløy Municipality
Meløy is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Nordland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Salten Districts of Norway, traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Ørnes. O ...
in
Nordland
Nordland (; , , , ) is one of the three northernmost Counties of Norway, counties in Norway in the Northern Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Trøndelag in the south, Norrbotten County in Sweden to the east, Västerbotten County to t ...
county,
Norway
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. It is located on the southern side of the
Holandsfjorden, about north of the village of
Tjong (in neighboring
Rødøy Municipality
Rødøy is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Nordland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland Districts of Norway, traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Våga ...
). There were 127 inhabitants in 2008.
The village lies along
Norwegian County Road 17
County Road 17 (), also known as the Coastal Highway (), is a Norwegian highway that runs from the town of Bodø in Nordland county (in the north) to the town of Steinkjer in Trøndelag county (in the south). It is long and includes six ferry ...
, with a ferry connection to a port, just west of the village of
Halsa Halsa may refer to:
Places
* Halsa Municipality, a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway
* Halsa, Trøndelag, a village in Heim Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway
** Halsa Church, a church in Heim Municipality in Trøndelag ...
. The ferry is the only connection to the rest of
Meløy Municipality
Meløy is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Nordland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Salten Districts of Norway, traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Ørnes. O ...
to the north. The village is situated just north of the border with
Rødøy Municipality
Rødøy is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Nordland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland Districts of Norway, traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Våga ...
. The village has its own school, chapel/community centre, and some private companies.
References
External links
Official website
Meløy
Villages in Nordland
Populated places of Arctic Norway
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