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Bjorkvang Destination Guide

Explore Bjorkvang in Norway

Bjorkvang in the region of Nordland with its 1,220 inhabitants is a town in Norway - some 630 mi or ( 1014 km ) North of Oslo , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Bjorkvang

Current time in Bjorkvang is now 12:16 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Oslo " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Skellefteå, Piteå, Kiruna, Tromsø, and Traeldal. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Skellefteå . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Bjorkvang ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Train Travel in Northernmost Europe, Norway Fjord 2

3:09 min by aki750
Views: 2589 Rating: 4.38

This fjord view was taken in the train(SJ) soon after Narvik station. The view from Narvik Norway to Abisko Sweden is the best, melting you into the nature. ..

Fjord - Skiing in Narvik, 2011-04-01

8:56 min by starli2
Views: 1972 Rating: 5.00

Skifahren am Fjord in Narvik (Norwegen), 1.4.2011 ..


Narvikfjellet. Trip to the Narvik mountain, North

4:10 min by DeathMe2
Views: 273 Rating: 5.00

8.2011 It took 1,5 till cafe on 650m, and + about 1h till antenna 1000m. ..

1 May parade in Narvik

0:43 min by 42smurf
Views: 93 Rating: 5.00

1st of May (Labor Day) Parade in Narvik, Norway, 2012. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Bjerkvik Church

Bjerkvik Church is a parish church in the municipality of Narvik in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Bjerkvik. The church is part of the Bjerkvik parish in the Ofoten deanery in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland.

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Located at 68.55 17.56 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Churches in Nordland, Narvik

Nygårds Hydroelectric Power Station

Nygårds Power Station is a hydroelectric power plant in Storelva in Narvik at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:68|28|33|N|17|37|33|E| | |name= }}. It has a power output of 75 MW generated by three vertical Francis turbines. Originally, it was used also for the generation of single phase AC for the railway, but today only three phase AC is produced.

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Located at 68.48 17.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Nordland, Hydroelectric power stations in Norway, Narvik

Rombaken

Rombaken or Rombaksfjord is a fjord branch of the Ofotfjorden in the municipality of Narvik in Nordland county, Norway. The fjord has a length of about 20 kilometres, and is surrounded by steep mountainsides. The European route E06 and European route E10 highways run along the northern and southern shores of the fjord. The proposed Hålogaland Bridge may be built across the mouth of the Rombaken fjord to shorten the travel time from Narvik to Harstad.

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Located at 68.46 17.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Fjords of Nordland, Narvik

Hålogaland Bridge

Hålogaland Bridge is a planned suspension bridge which will cross the Rombaksfjorden in the municipality of Narvik in Nordland county, Norway. It would be part of the European Route E6 highway and it will shorten the driving distance from Narvik to Bjerkvik by 17 kilometers and from Narvik to Bjørnfjell, via European Route E10 by 5 kilometers . The bridge is estimated to cost NOK 2.2 billion. Financing will come from a mix of state grants and tolls.

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Located at 68.45 17.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Narvik, Proposed bridges in Norway, Road bridges in Nordland, Suspension bridges in Norway

Railway electrification in Norway

The Norwegian railway network consists of 2,552 kilometers of electrified railway lines, constituting 62% of the Norwegian National Rail Administration's 4,114 kilometers of line. In 2008, electric traction accounted for 90% of the passenger kilometers, 93% of the tonne kilometers and 74% of the energy consumption of all trains running in Norway, with the rest being accounted for by diesel traction.

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Located at 68.45 17.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Electric railways in Norway, History of rail transport in Norway, Railway electrification by country

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Bjorkvang