Nedre Skjerpen
Nedre Skjerpen is a hamlet in Vestvågøy Municipality, Nordland. Nedre Skjerpen is situated nearby to the hamlet Nykmarka, as well as near Liland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lofotr Viking Museum and Borge Church.
Lofotr Viking Museum
Museum
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Lofotr Viking Museum is a historical museum based on a reconstruction and archaeological excavation of a Viking chieftain's village on the island of Vestvågøya in the Lofoten archipelago in Nordland county, Norway. Lofotr Viking Museum is situated 3½ km north of Nedre Skjerpen.
Borge Church
Church
Photo: 3s, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Borge Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vestvågøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located just outside of the village of Bøstad on the island of Vestvågøya. Borge Church is situated 3½ km northeast of Nedre Skjerpen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bøstad and Leknes.
Bøstad
Quarter
Bøstad is a village in Vestvågøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located along the European route E10 highway just next to the hamlet of Borg in the central part of the island of Vestvågøya in the Lofoten archipelago. Borge Church is located in Borg, very close to the village of Bøstad. Bøstad is situated 3 km north of Nedre Skjerpen.
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 9 km southwest of Nedre Skjerpen.
Nedre Skjerpen
- Type: Hamlet
- Also known as: “Skjerpen ned”
- Category: locality
- Location: Vestvågøy Municipality, Nordland, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
68.2144° or 68° 12′ 52″ northLongitude
13.73346° or 13° 44′ 0″ eastElevation
80 metres (262 feet)Open location code
9FWM6P7M+Q9OpenStreetMap ID
node 9840554135OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
9471319
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In Other Languages
“Nedre Skjerpen” goes by many names.
- Norwegian: “Nedre Skjerpen”
- Norwegian: “Skjerpen”
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