Northern Norway
Nordland
Vågan

Henningsvær

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: Village with 517 residents
  • Description: settlement in Vågan Municipality, Norway
  • Also known as: “Henningsvaer”
Photo: Uspn, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Henningsvær Church and Festvågtinden.

Church
Photo: 3s, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a of the Church of Norway in Vågan Municipality in county, . It is located in the fishing village of Henningsvær, located on some small islands immediately south of the large island of .

Peak
Photo: L. Beck, CC BY 4.0.
is a peak, which is situated 3 km north of Henningsvær.

Henningsvær

Latitude
68.15289° or 68° 9′ 10″ north
Longitude
14.20073° or 14° 12′ 3″ east
Population
517
United Nations Location Code
NO HEN
Open location code
9FWP5632+57
Open­Street­Map ID
node 249162242
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3152959
Wiki­data ID
Q1605649
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bavarian to Turkish—“Henningsvær” goes by many names.
  • Bavarian: “Henningsvær”
  • Catalan: “Henningsvær”
  • Cebuano: “Henningsvær”
  • Chinese: “亨宁斯韦尔”
  • Chinese: “亨寧斯韋爾”
  • Danish: “Henningsvær”
  • Dutch: “Henningsvaer”
  • Dutch: “Henningsvær”
  • Finnish: “Henningsvær”
  • Finnish: “Henningsvär”
  • French: “Henningsvaer”
  • French: “Henningsvær”
  • German: “Henningsvaer”
  • German: “Henningsvær”
  • Irish: “Henningsvær”
  • Italian: “Henningsvaer”
  • Italian: “Henningsvær”
  • Japanese: “ヘニングスヴァール”
  • Javanese: “Henningsvær”
  • Malay: “Henningsvær”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Henningsvær”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Henningsvær”
  • Norwegian: “Henningsvær”
  • Portuguese: “Henningsvær”
  • Romanian: “Henningsvær”
  • Russian: “Хеннингсвер”
  • Spanish: “Henningsvær”
  • Swedish: “Hemnningsvær”
  • Swedish: “Henningsvær”
  • Turkish: “Henningsvær”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Henningsvær post i butikk and Festiviteten Henningsvær.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Henningsvær”. Photo: Martin de Lusenet, CC BY 2.0.