Stokmarknes

View of the town in winter
View of the town in winter
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Stokmarknes is located in Nordland
Stokmarknes
Stokmarknes
Stokmarknes is located in Norway
Stokmarknes
Stokmarknes
Coordinates: 68°33′56″N 14°54′16″E / 68.5656°N 14.9044°E / 68.5656; 14.9044
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyNordland
DistrictVesterålen
MunicipalityHadsel Municipality
Established as 
Town (By)2000
Area
 • Total2.57 km2 (0.99 sq mi)
Elevation18 m (59 ft)
Population
 (2023)[2]
 • Total3,496
 • Density1,360/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
8450 Stokmarknes

Stokmarknes (Norwegian) or Njárga (Northern Sami)[4] is a town[1] and the administrative centre of Hadsel Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the northern coast of the island of Hadseløya and on the small, neighboring island of Børøya. The 2.57-square-kilometre (640-acre) town has a population (2023) of 3,496 and a population density of 1,360 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,500/sq mi).[2] In 2000, Stokmarknes received "town status".[5]

Stokmarknes is the headquarters to the Hurtigruten coastal express company and also the Coastal Express Museum. The local hospital for the whole Vesterålen region (Nordland Hospital Vesterålen) is located in the town as well. Stokmarknes is the home town of Norwegian band Madrugada. The historic Hadsel Church is located about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of Stokmarknes.[5]

The Børøy Bridge and Hadsel Bridge connect Stokmarknes to the islands of Børøya and Langøya to the north. Stokmarknes Airport, Skagen is located on Langøya, just over the bridges from Stokmarknes.

  1. ^ a b In the Norwegian language, the word by can be translated as "town" or "city".
  2. ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (2023-12-23). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  3. ^ "Stokmarknes, Hadsel (Nordland)". yr.no. Retrieved 2018-12-25.
  4. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  5. ^ a b Store norske leksikon. "Stokmarknes" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-07-22.