Tjøtta is a village in
Alstahaug Municipality
Alstahaug is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Sandnessjøen. Some of the villages in Alstahaug include Søvika and Tjøtta.
Most resi ...
in
Nordland
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county,
Norway
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. It is located on the southern tip of the
island of Tjøtta, which is located south of the large island of
Alsta
Alsta is an island in Alstahaug Municipality and Leirfjord Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The island is surrounded by the Vefsnfjorden to the east, the Leirfjorden to the north, and the Alstenfjorden to the south and west. The eastern p ...
. The village is located on an island, but it does have a mainland road connection via
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 ...
and a series of bridges heading north to the town of
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, but it did not receive town status until 1999. Sandnessjøen is ...
. The historic
Tjøtta Church
Tjøtta Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Alstahaug Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Tjøtta on the island of Tjøtta. It is the main church for the Tjøtta parish which is part of ...
is located in the village.
The village had a population (2017) of 214 and a
population density
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of . Since 2017, the population and area data for this village area has not been separately tracked by
Statistics Norway
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Relying on a staff of about 1,000, Statistics Norway publish about 1,000 new statistical releases every year on its web site. All rele ...
.
The climate is mild, compared with most of Northern Norway, with a long summer suited for agriculture. The monthly 24-hr averages range from in the coldest month to in both July and August. The average yearly rainfall is .
History
Tjøtta is mentioned in the
Heimskringla
() is the best known of the Old Norse kings' sagas. It was written in Old Norse in Iceland. While authorship of ''Heimskringla'' is nowhere attributed, some scholars assume it is written by the Icelandic poet and historian Snorri Sturluson (117 ...
many times; this was the home of
Hárek of Tjøtta
Hårek of Tjøtta (965 in Tjøtta – 1036) was a Norwegian farmer and local chieftain. He was a son of the skald, Eyvindr skáldaspillir, who ruled from Tjøttagodset (a large manor). Hårek resided at Tjøtta in Nordland (north Norway), ...
, one of the leaders of the peasant army which killed
Olav Haraldsson at the
Battle of Stiklestad
The Battle of Stiklestad (; ) in 1030 is one of the most famous battles in the history of Norway. In this battle, King Olaf II of Norway () was killed. During the pontificate of Pope Alexander III, the Roman Catholic Church declared Olaf a saint ...
. There is archeological evidence of
Iron Age
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agriculture in the area- ''Tjøtta gard'', the largest medieval farm in
North Norway
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was located at the present-day village of Tjøtta.
From 1862 until 1965, the village of Tjøtta was the
administrative centre
An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located.
In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgi ...
of the old
Tjøtta Municipality
Tjøtta is a List of former municipalities of Norway, former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1862 until its dissolution in 1965. The municipality was centered around the Tjøtta (island), island of Tjøtta ...
.
Media gallery
File:Tjøtta.jpg, Tjøtta is located on ''Strandflaten'' lowland near the sea
File:Tjøtta gard.jpg, ''Tjøtta gard'', the old Tjøtta farm now the site of a guesthouse
File:Tjotta kyrkje.JPG, ''Tjøtta kyrkje'', Tjøtta Church
Tjøtta Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Alstahaug Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Tjøtta on the island of Tjøtta. It is the main church for the Tjøtta parish which is part of ...
References
External links
Official Website
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Alstahaug
Villages in Nordland