Klakksjorda

Klakksjorda
Village
Klakksjorda
Location in Nordland
Klakksjorda
Klakksjorda (Norway)
Coordinates: 68°41′44″N 14°40′17″E / 68.69556°N 14.67139°E / 68.69556; 14.67139Coordinates: 68°41′44″N 14°40′17″E / 68.69556°N 14.67139°E / 68.69556; 14.67139
Country Norway
Region Northern Norway
County Nordland
District Vesterålen
Municipality
Elevation[1] 3 m (10 ft)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code 8475 Straumsjøen

Klakksjorda (sometimes Klakkjorda[1] or Klaksjord[2][3]) is a village in the municipality of in Nordland county, Norway. Historically, the name was also spelled Klagsjord, Klachsiord, and Klachsjord.[4]

Geography

Klakksjorda lies on the northwest shore of Jørnfjord.[5]

Klakksjorda has access to Norwegian County Road 911 via Klakksjordveien ('Klakksjord Road', formerly known as Veg 210 'Road 210'),[3] which runs west from the village, connecting it to other settlements on Langøya.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Klakksjorda, Bø (Nordland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  2. Larsen, Lars Frode. 1998. Den unge Hamsun. Oslo: Schibsted, p. 101.
  3. 1 2 Forsaa Mikkelsen, Eva et al. 2013. Bruk av gårdsnavn istedenfor navn med "-vegen". Straumsjøen: Navnekonsulentens notat til adressenavn i Bø kommune, p. 26.
  4. Wiik Robertsen, Anne-Lise. 2013. Gnr. 8 - Klaksjord. Straumsjøen: Bø kommune.
  5. "Norgeskart" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2017-02-27.
  6. Vegliste 2016: Fylkes- og kommunale veger. Nordland. 2016. Bodø: Statens vegvesen Region nord, p. 30. Archived 2017-03-08 at the Wayback Machine.
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