Brasen
Brasen is an islet in Vestvågøy Municipality, Nordland. Brasen is situated nearby to the neighborhood Stranda, as well as near the village Steine.Places of Interest
Highlights include Stamsund Church.
Stamsund Church
Church
Photo: Bjørn som tegner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stamsund Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vestvågøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Stamsund on the island of Vestvågøya. Stamsund Church is situated 4 km northeast of Brasen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Steine and Leknes.
Steine
Village
Steine is a fishing village in Vestvågøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village lies on the south side of the island of Vestvågøya, about 3 kilometres west of the village of Stamsund.
Leknes
Town
Photo: Paalsvendsen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Leknes is situated 8 km northwest of Brasen.
Gravdal
Village
Photo: Hakrist, Public domain.
Gravdal is a village in Vestvågøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the island of Vestvågøya in the central part of the Lofoten archipelago, north of the Arctic Circle. Gravdal is situated 9 km west of Brasen.
Brasen
- Type: Islet
- Description: islet in Norway
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Vestvågøy Municipality, Nordland, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
68.11864° or 68° 7′ 7″ northLongitude
13.77738° or 13° 46′ 39″ eastOpen location code
9FWM4Q9G+FXOpenStreetMap ID
way 169456423OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Brasen” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Brasen”
- Norwegian: “Brasen”
- Turkish: “Brasen”
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