Village | |
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  Saksenvika  Saksenvika | |
| Coordinates: 67°06′28″N 15°27′10″E / 67.10778°N 15.45278°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Northern Norway |
| County | Nordland |
| District | Salten |
| Municipality | Saltdal Municipality |
| Elevation | 22 m (72 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 8250 Rognan |
Saksenvik (Norwegian) or Sáksavijkka (Lule Sami)[2] is a village and basic statistical unit in the Nedre Saltdal area of Saltdal Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. European route E6 passes through Saksenvika and the nearby Saksenvik Tunnel on its way to Langset to the north. Since 2012, the Saksenvik Hydroelectric Power Station has produced electricity in the region.[3]
Saksenvika is known for several quernstone quarries from earlier times,[4] including on the nearby mountain Vassliheia at an elevation of 465 meters (1,526 ft).[5]: 105–106 Quernstone production in Saltdal has been documented since the Middle Ages; in 1432 Aslak Bolt's cadastre recorded a quarry at Setså.[5]: 113 Such old written sources do not exist for Saksenvika, and it has been suggested that in earlier times quernstones from Saksenvika were delivered to Setså as a central purchasing and shipping station.[6]
A heritage project is being funded in cooperation between landowners and Saltdal Municipality, and it has documented quarries for tourists with information boards, signage, and picnic areas.[7][8]
- ^ "Saksenvik" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ "Offentlig journal" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Saltdal Kommune. 9 September 2012. p. 1.
- ^ Pettersen, Dag (30 September 2008). "Planlegger kulturpark i Saksenvik". Avisa Nordland (in Norwegian).
- ^ a b Helberg, Bjørn Hebba (2010). "Kvernsteinsindustri i vikingtid og tidlig middelalder i Saltdal kommune, Nordland fylke". Viking. Norsk arkeologisk årbok (in Norwegian). Vol. 73. pp. 103–120.
- ^ Titland, Helge P. (2003). "Kvernsteinsbruddene i Saltdal". Saltdalsboka 2002/2003 (in Norwegian). Rognan: Saltdal kommune. pp. 35–43.
- ^ Titland, Helge P. (2006). Kulturminneregistreringer av kvernsteinsbruddene i Saksenvik (in Norwegian). Unpublished report.
- ^ Lindahl, Ingvar (2008). "Granatglimmerskifrene i Saksenvik – Setså området; tidligere brukt som kvernstein – nå til bruk som unik bygningstein, Saltdal kommune, Nordland" (PDF). NGU rapport (in Norwegian). No. 2008.075. Trondheim: Norges geologiske undersøkelse.