Malnes

Malnes
Settlement
Malnes
Location in Nordland
Malnes
Malnes (Norway)
Coordinates: 68°48′25″N 14°33′46″E / 68.80694°N 14.56278°E / 68.80694; 14.56278Coordinates: 68°48′25″N 14°33′46″E / 68.80694°N 14.56278°E / 68.80694; 14.56278
Country Norway
Region Northern Norway
County Nordland
District Vesterålen
Municipality Bø
Elevation[1] 29 m (95 ft)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code 8475 Straumsjøen

Malnes is a settlement in the municipality of Bø in Nordland county, Norway. Malnes lies along the mouth of Malnesfjord in the northwest part of the municipality. Malnes is now considered the southwestern part of the village of Hovden, but it was formerly a separate farming settlement.

Geography

The hill Malnesberget (529 meters or 1,736 feet) rises south of Malnes.[2] Norwegian County Road 915 connects Malnes to Hovden in the north and to Nykvåg to the southwest.[3]

History

A church was established at Malnes in the Middle Ages, and Malnes served as the clerical center of the former parish of Malnes in the Bø ecclesiastical district (Bø herred).[4] In 1829, Malnes Church was moved from Malnes to Eidet,[5] but it is still known as Malnes Church.[6] Today it is part of parish of Bø og Malnes.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Norgeskart" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2017-02-06.
  2. ↑ "Malnesberget, Bø (Nordland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  3. ↑ Vegliste 2013: Fylkes- og kommunale veger. Nordland. 2013. Bodø: Statens vegvesen Region nord, p. 28. Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ Norsk lovtidende. 1893. Kristiania: Grøndahl & Søns, p. 281.
  5. ↑ Aarsberetning for 1904. 1905. Oslo: Carl C. Werner & Comp.s Bogtrykkeri, p. 198.
  6. 1 2 Kirkesøk: Malnes kirke.
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