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Village in Steigen Municipality, Norway This article is about the village in Steigen, Norway. For the former municipality (1906-1964) in Norway, see Nordfold Municipality. Village in Northern Norway, Norway
Nordfold
Village
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Nordfold is located in NordlandNordfoldNordfoldShow map of NordlandNordfold is located in NorwayNordfoldNordfoldShow map of Norway
Coordinates: 67°45′44″N 15°13′49″E / 67.7623°N 15.2302°E / 67.7623; 15.2302
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyNordland
DistrictSalten
MunicipalitySteigen Municipality
Elevation5 m (16 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code8286 Nordfold

Nordfold is a village in Steigen Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village of Nordfold lies along the Nordfolda, a northern branch of the main Folda fjord. The village lies about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) east of the municipal centre of Leinesfjorden. Nordfold is the location of the Nordfold Church.

History

The village was the administrative centre of the old Nordfold Municipality which existed from 1906 until 1964. Prior to the opening of the Steigen Tunnel in 1990, there was no road access to the municipality and Nordfold was the ferry quay for the regular ferry routes connecting Steigen to the rest of the country.

References

  1. "Nordfold, Steigen (Nordland)". yr.no. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
  2. "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
  3. ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2016-06-17). "Nordfold". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
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