Fagernes (Narvik)

Neighborhood in Narvik
Part of Fagernes, with the cruise ship and container terminal to the right
Part of Fagernes, with the cruise ship and container terminal to the right
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Fagernes is located in Nordland
Fagernes
Fagernes
Fagernes is located in Norway
Fagernes
Fagernes
Coordinates: 68°24′48.6″N 17°25′44.3″E / 68.413500°N 17.428972°E / 68.413500; 17.428972
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyNordland
DistrictOfoten
MunicipalityNarvik Municipality
Elevation12 m (39 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
8501 Narvik

Fagernes (Norwegian) or Čoalbmi (Northern Sami)[2][3] is a neighborhood in the southern part of the town of Narvik which is located in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. Fagernes lies on the north side of Beis Fjord just south of the town centre and southeast of Ankenesstrand (Ankenes). Today, Fagernes is best known as the terminus of the Ofoten Line. The Ofoten Line has its terminus at the Fagernes terminal, a large industrial area of Fagernes.[4]

  1. ^ "Fagernes" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  2. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
  3. ^ Schanche, Tor Emil. 2016. Nå er denne byen endelig formelt «døpt» med et samisk navn. NRK (September 22).
  4. ^ Framstad, Anders Park, & Marius Lorentzen. 2013. Narvik frykter ikke Northland-konkurs. E24 (February 6).