Degnepoll
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| Country | Norway | ||||
| Province (fylke) | Vestland | ||||
| Municipality (commune) : | chin | ||||
| Coordinates : | 61 ° 56 ' N , 5 ° 8' E | ||||
| Residents : | 260 (2004) | ||||
Degnepoll or Deknepoll is a village in the municipality of Kinn in Fylke Vestland in Norway .
Degnepoll is an eastern suburb of the city of Måløy on the neighboring island of Vågsøya and is connected to it by the 1,224 meter long Måløy Bridge over Ulvesund . Bryggja is about 15 kilometers west of the village . Tennebø and Lake Deknepollvatn lie between the two villages about 1 kilometer southeast .
In 2001 there were 245 inhabitants in Degnepoll.
The most important industry in the place is the fish processing , whereby mainly fish oil, fish meal and animal feed are produced. The factory, on Mortenes on Ulvesund opposite Maloy, was already under construction before the German invasion of Norway in April 1940, but was then shortly before theirs during the British Operation Archery on December 27, 1941, the commando operation against the German positions on Vågsøya planned commissioning, blown up by British commandos and completely destroyed.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistisk sentralbyrå (PDF; 178 kB)
- ^ Combined Operations: Operation Archery
- ↑ "SUPPLEMENT to The London Gazette Of FRIDAY the 2nd of July 1948 RAID ON MILITARY AND ECONOMIC OBJECTIVES IN THE VICINITY OF ICELAND VAAGSO."
Web links
- Deknepollen, in the store Norske Leksikon (Norwegian)
- Kinn Municipality website (Norwegian)