Svolvær
Lofoten is a group of islands in the northern part of Norway. 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.
- Type: Town with 4,810 residents
- Description: town in Vågan Municipality, Norway
- Also known as: “Spålavuolle”, “Suolvearra”, “Svolvaer”, and “スヴォルヴァール”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Lofoten War Memorial Museum and Svolvær Church.
Lofoten War Memorial Museum
Museum
Svolvær Church
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Svolvær
- Categories: urban area in Norway and locality
- Location: Vågan, Nordland, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
68.23217° or 68° 13′ 56″ north
Longitude
14.5646° or 14° 33′ 53″ east
Population
4,810
IATA airport code
SVJ
UN/LOCODE
NO SVJ
Open location code
9FWP6HJ7+VR
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Urdu—“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: “Svolvær”
- Finnish: “Svolvær”
- French: “Svolvær”
- German: “Svolvær”
- Hebrew: “סבולבר”
- Hungarian: “Svolvær”
- Italian: “Svolvær”
- 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: “Svolver”
- Serbian: “Сволвер”
- Slovak: “Svolvær”
- Slovenian: “Svolvear”
- Spanish: “Svolvær”
- Swedish: “Svolvær”
- Turkish: “Svolvær”
- Ukrainian: “Сволвер”
- Urdu: “سوولویر”
- “Svolvær”
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Places to explore: Solheim and Tankanlegg.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Torget and Svolvær Tourist Information.
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