Løkta
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| Waters | European Arctic Ocean |
| Geographical location | 66 ° 9 '32 " N , 12 ° 44' 21" E |
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| length | 7 km |
| width | 6 km |
| surface | 17.3 km² |
| Highest elevation | Sandåkerfjellet 236 m |
| Residents | 140 8.1 inhabitants / km² |
| main place | Løkta |
Løkta is a Norwegian island at the mouth of the Ranfjord in Fylke Nordland . The 17.3 km² island is the second largest that belongs to the municipality of Dønna .
The island's name probably comes from the Old Norse term luka , which means to close (compare Norwegian : lukke ). Since Løkta is at the far end of the Ranfjord, the island virtually closes it.
history
The oldest traces of human settlement go back to around 3000 BC. BC back. Even before the Vikings in the Vendel period , the island played a central role in Helgeland , where Hov on Løkta was a center of power in the outer Helgeland.
Fertile soil provided favorable conditions for agriculture, and since the Viking Age (80-1050 AD), relatively large farms were built. The goods first belonged to the church, after the Reformation they became the property of the Norwegian crown. In the 17th century, large parts of the agricultural property fell into the hands of the Dønnesgodset estate . Only a small part of the residents owned their farms. At the beginning of the 19th century, Kopardal developed into a trading center, which at the end of the century grew into one of the largest on the Helgeland coast.
In the 19th and early 20th centuries, a combination of agriculture and fishing formed the main basis. Later, the people specialized, whereby the importance of fishing decreased. Thanks to a granite vein of Kopardal and Sandvik to Horn beginning began the 19th century the mining of stone, which was used as a building material for houses.
Today Løkta offers its residents, among other things, a kindergarten, school education up to the tenth grade, sports facilities, a retirement home, a post office, a church, a clinic and a youth center.
Løkta is connected to the islands of Dønna and Sandnessjøen by ferry from Kopardal. A speedboat connects it regularly with Nesna .
Web links
- Løkta - En perle på Helgeland web portal about the island (Norwegian, English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f Løkta - en perle på Helgeland: Løktas historie ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on September 13, 2010 (Norwegian)
