Flakstadøy

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Flakstadøy
Ramberg on the northwest side of Flakstadøy
Ramberg on the northwest side of Flakstadøy
Waters European Arctic Ocean
Archipelago Lofoten
Geographical location 68 ° 4 ′  N , 13 ° 20 ′  E Coordinates: 68 ° 4 ′  N , 13 ° 20 ′  E
Location of Flakstadøy
length 14 km
width 8 kilometers
surface 110 km²
Highest elevation Stjerntinden
931  moh.
Residents 1119
10 inhabitants / km²
main place Ramberg
Flakstads Kreuzkirche built in 1780
Flakstads Kreuzkirche built in 1780

Flakstadøy is one of the outermost islands of the Lofoten Archipelago and the municipality of Flakstad, which is part of the Norwegian Fylke Nordland . In the east, the Sund Nappstraumen separates Flakstadøy from Vestvågøy and in the west the Sundstraumen separates them from Moskenesøy . The E 10 is brought up through the 1776 m long Nappstaum tunnel built in 1990. Moskenesøy is reached by the suspension bridge "Kråkern bru", which spans the Sundstraumen and was built in 2003.

landscape

The Flakstadpollen , the Storvatnet and Bottelvika near Nusfjord on the one hand, and the Skjelfjord on the other hand cut the island into three parts. A bizarre mountain range extends in the central part of the island from north to south. On the north side around the Skjelfjord, the island has flat meadows with the sandy beaches typical of the north-west coast of Lofoten. The south-east side is dominated by a rocky, barren mountain world by the Vestfjord , where the foehn winds from the high mountains mean that there are more sunny days per year. The highest peaks next to Stjerntinden are called Stortinden (866 m), Bjørntinden (802 m) and Stabben (777 m).

The midnight sun can best be marveled at on the beaches on the north-west side from May 27th to July 17th. In addition to the main town of Ramberg, there are other places: Nusfjord, Napp , Sund , Nesland , Vikten and Flakstad .

General

Flakstad used to be the center of the island community because of the Kreuzkirche. A previous building is mentioned as early as 1413. The idyllically scattered farmsteads are only four kilometers from today's main town, Ramberg .

According to legend, in 1430 a Scottish freighter with Russian timber was stranded on the north side of Lofoten. The wood drifted ashore in nearby Fredvang on Moskenesøy . The construction of a church began there immediately, which, only half finished, was torn away by a storm. The wood was driven away again and drifted onto the beach at Flakstadhöfe. Now the place of the church was definitely determined by God's will and the construction was completed there. So much for the legend, which is told in one way or another by many coastal churches throughout Christianity ... Probably a paraphrase for piracy around the building material wood, which is highly sought after on the treeless islets.

Nearby, in Indre Skjelfjord , a memorial was erected to the victims of the Second World War and, above all, to the fishermen and sailors who stayed at sea from 1800 to 1930. From these 130 years there are only a few graves of male deceased in the church cemetery.

Picture gallery

  • Sundstraumen at Andopneset

  • Sandy beach at Ramberg

  • Warehouse in Nusfjord

  • Beer garden in Nusfjord

  • Coast in Vikten

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