Sortland

	Sortland
	Sortland
Basic data
Commune number :	1870
Province (county) :	North country
Administrative headquarters:	Sortland
Coordinates :	68 ° 42 ′ N , 15 ° 25 ′ E Coordinates: 68 ° 42 ′ N , 15 ° 25 ′ E
Surface:	721.93 km²
Residents:	10,566 (Feb 27, 2020)
Population density :	15 inhabitants per km²
Language form :	neutral
Postal code :	8400, 8407
Website:	www.sortland.kommune.no
politics
Mayor :	Karl-Erling Nordlund ( Sp ) (2019)
Location in the province of Nordland

Sortland ^{? / i} (NorthSami:Suortá) is amunicipalityin theNorwegian province of Nordland. It includes theislands ofLangøyaandHinnøya, which are part of theVesterålen archipelago.

Sortland "Blue City"

Sortland has 10,566 inhabitants (as of February 27, 2020). The residents live mainly from fishing and processing the fish. There are other jobs in the field of agriculture and services (including tourism). According to an art project "Sortland - the blue city" one should experience the city as a unified image. Therefore, several buildings in the city were painted in different shades of blue. Sortland is the location of the Northern Department ( Kystvaktskvadron Nord ) of the Norwegian Coast Guard.

Sortland is the landing stage for the Hurtigruten . About twenty kilometers southwest of the municipality is Stokmarknes Airport, Skagen . Connections to Oslo and beyond to international countries are guaranteed via Harstad / Narvik Airport, 100 km east-southeast, and coordinated bus routes (Flybussen).

Attractions

Church (consecrated in 1901)
old church tower (14th century)

Old church tower in Sortland
Church in Sortland in February 2005
Sortland shopping street
Bridge in Sortland

Personalities

Hill-Marta Solberg (* 1951), politician
Hårek Elvenes (* 1959), politician

Web links

Commons : Sortland - collection of images, videos and audio files

General page for Vesterålen (Norwegian, English and German)

Individual evidence

↑ Statistisk sentralbyrå - Befolkning

[1] Statistisk sentralbyrå - Befolkning