Evenes
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| Country | Norway | ||||
| Province (fylke) | North country | ||||
| Municipality (commune) : | Evenes | ||||
| Coordinates : | 68 ° 28 ' N , 16 ° 42' E | ||||
Evenes ( Sami Evenášši ) is a village in Evenes Municipality in Nordland Province in northern Norway .
geography
It is located about 8 km west of Liland on the north bank of the Ofotfjord , on a small bay, the Evenesvika, about 25 km (as the crow flies) west of Narvik .
traffic
The Fylkesvei (provincial road) Fv721, which branches off about 3 km north of Liland from the European road 10 leading in this section from Narvik to Harstad / Narvik Airport (Norw. "Harstad / Narvik lufthavn, Evenes") , then runs westwards along the North bank of the Ofotfjord and through Evenes to Tårstad. In the village, the Fv722 branches off northwards to the European route 10, which is about 3 km away, and to Harstad / Narvik Airport, which can be reached in a few minutes. The cities of Narvik and Harstad can each be reached in about an hour.
Attractions
The wooden church of Evenes , built in 1800 and seating 460 people, stands on the site of the first church in Ofoten , built around 1250 by King Håkon IV ; this and a successor building built in 1677 were destroyed by fire. Today's church, modeled on the style of Danish Biedermeier villas, contains some remnants of its predecessors, including a font from the 13th century.