Å i Lofoten
Å i Lofoten or Å [ ɔː ] for short is a place with around 100 inhabitants in the Lofoten region in Norway , on the east side of the island of Moskenesøy . The name, etymologically related to Ache and Latin aqua , means something like Bach. Å can be reached by sea with a ferry from Bodø to Moskenes and by land via Kong Olafvs veg, which opened in 1992, via Sørvågen .
Most of the village and the freshwater lake belong to the Johan B. Larsen family and their descendants.
Today the city lives mainly from tourism in the summer months. The two museums located there make an important contribution to the presentation of the culture in Lofoten. Å is mainly a fishing village museum and consists of 23 buildings that are 150 years old and are still in their old place. This includes some rorbu houses, boathouses, a blacksmith's shop and a bakery, as well as a potion factory .
Today Å is home to the Norwegian Fisheries Museum and the Stockfish Museum, where the millennial history of stockfish is explained. Not only the correct drying of the stockfish is explained, the 18 quality classes and the quality demands on the fish are also explained. Even today the drying racks for the stockfish - the Tørrfiskgestelle - can be found in the village in summer, the main customer of which is B. Larsen A / S from Sørvågen .
The hike on the west side of the island to the town of Stokkvika is particularly interesting for tourists . The campsite offers a view of Moskenstraumen and Værøy Island . In the village there is a youth hostel ( Vandrerhjem ) as part of the fishing village museum .
In Å is the end of European route 10 .
Web links
- Norway: The village of Å on Moskenesøy - via the municipality of Moskenes
- Norwegian Fishing Village Museum, Å i Lofoten - Fisheries Museum website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Aa, + Aach, + Ach, + Ache In: zeno.org .
Coordinates: 67 ° 53 ' N , 12 ° 59' E