Svolvær

Lofoten is a group of islands in the northern part of . With its postcard-looking small fishing villages nestled in fjords dotting a very rugged coast with abrupt peaks rising directly from the ocean, the archipelago is often described as one of the most scenic parts of Norway.
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  • Type: Town with 4,810 residents
  • Description: town in Vågan Municipality, Norway
  • Also known as: Spålavuolle” and “Suolvearra

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lofoten War Memorial Museum and Svolvær Church.

Museum
The is a World War II museum located in Svolvær, Norway. It focuses on providing informative content about the Second World War, with a particular emphasis on events that took place in the area and during the German occupation of Norway.

Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a of the Church of Norway in Vågan Municipality in county, . It is located in the town of Svolvær on the island of .

Peak
Geita or is a 150-metre tall pinnacle at the southwest face of the mountain Fløyfjellet on the island of in the archipelago.

Svolvær

Latitude
68.23217° or 68° 13′ 56″ north
Longitude
14.5646° or 14° 33′ 53″ east
Population
4,810
IATA airport code
SVJ
United Nations Location Code
NO SVJ
Open location code
9FWP6HJ7+VR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 31264147
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3135020
Wiki­data ID
Q145948
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Svolvær” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: Սվոլյեր
  • Armenian: Սվոլվեր
  • Asturian: Svolvær
  • Bulgarian: Сволвер
  • Catalan: Svolvær
  • Cebuano: Svolvær
  • Chinese: 斯沃尔韦尔
  • Chinese: 斯沃爾韋爾
  • Czech: Svolvær
  • Danish: Svolvær
  • Dutch: Svolvaer
  • Dutch: Svolvær
  • Finnish: Svolvaer
  • Finnish: Svolvær
  • French: Svolvaer
  • French: Svolvær
  • German: Svolvaer
  • German: Svolvær
  • Hebrew: סבולבר
  • Hungarian: Svolvær
  • Italian: Svolvaer
  • Italian: Svolvær
  • Japanese: スヴォルヴァール
  • Japanese: スボルベル
  • Luxembourgish: Svolvær
  • Macedonian: Сволвер
  • Northern Sami: Svolvær
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Svolvær
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Svolvær
  • Norwegian: Svolvær
  • Persian: اسولور
  • Romanian: Svolvær
  • Russian: Свольвер
  • Serbian: Svolvær
  • Serbian: Svolver
  • Serbian: Сволвер
  • Slovak: Svolvær
  • Slovenian: Svolvear
  • Spanish: Svolvaer
  • Spanish: Svolvær
  • Swedish: Svolvaer
  • Swedish: Svolvær
  • Ukrainian: Сволвер
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