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Melbu Destination Guide

Discover Melbu in Norway

Melbu in the region of Nordland with its 2,161 habitants is a town located in Norway - some 606 mi or ( 975 km ) North of Oslo , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Melbu

Local time in Melbu is now 10:53 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Oslo " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Sorsele, Lycksele, Vik, Svolvær, and Stokmarknes. When in this area, you might want to check out Sorsele . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Melbu ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Lofoten - Vesterålen (Austvågøya - Hadselfjord - Melbu)

0:15 min by renecortis
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Austvågøya (Lofoten), Hadselfjord and Melbu seen from the mountain Storheia (504 m) on Hadseløya (Vesterålen) This is my first time lapse video and it was just a test. So it's far away from perfect. D ..

Sailing towards Lofoten, Norway, August 2009

2:48 min by felga69
Views: 438 Rating: 5.00

Sailing on a ferry from Melbu to Fiskebol, Lofoten, Norway ..


Stelberg mountain - Hadseloya

0:29 min by Paul Berzinn
Views: 402 Rating: 4.50

near breivik and flatset ..

Trip to Norway with Jurmala`s artists

5:24 min by Paul Berzinn
Views: 159 Rating: 5.00

August 2008. Piedalās: J. Veiss, J. Griķis, Imants, Inta Ozoliņi, E. Plūksna, Andris, Pauls Bērziņi, E, Šņore un Zane, Antra, Raino Opmaņi. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Melbu Church

Melbu Church is a parish church in the municipality of Hadsel in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Melbu on the island of Hadseløya. The church is part of the Melbu parish in the Vesterålen deanery in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white wooden church was built in 1938 by Harald Sund to seat about 250 people.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 68.50 14.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Churches in Nordland, Hadsel, Religious buildings completed in 1938

Hadselfjord

Hadselfjorden or Hadselfjord is a fjord (or more accurately a strait) in Vesterålen, Norway. The fjord is separates the island of Hadseløya (on the north and west side of the fjord) from the islands of Austvågøya and Hinnøya island (on the south and east side of the fjord). In the northeast, the Hadselfjorden connects with Sortlandssund strait, which separates the islands of Langøya and Hinnøya.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 68.47 14.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Fjords of Nordland, Hadsel, Lofoten, Vesterålen

Hadseløya

Hadseløya is an island in the municipality of Hadsel in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the Vesterålen region on the north side of the Hadselfjorden. The town of Stokmarknes is situated on the northern shore of the island and the village of Melbu is on the southern coast. The island has an area of 102 square kilometres . The 657-metre tall mountain Lamlitind is the highest point on the island. Hadseløya is connected to the neighboring island of Langøya by the Hadsel Bridge.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 68.55 14.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Hadsel, Islands of Nordland, Vesterålen

Hadsel Church

Hadsel Church is a parish church in the municipality of Hadsel in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hadsel, just east of the town of Stokmarknes on the island of Hadseløya. The church is part of the Hadsel parish in the Vesterålen deanery in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The red, wooden, octagonal church building was constructed in 1824 and it seats about 500 people. The present church is the fourth church to stand on this site since the 1300s.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 68.54 14.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Churches in Nordland, Hadsel, Octagonal buildings, Religious buildings completed in 1824

Børøy Bridge

Børøy Bridge is a bridge on Norwegian County Road 82 from the town of Stokmarknes on Hadseløya to the nearby island of Børøya in Nordland county, Norway. Together with Hadsel Bridge it connects the islands of Hadseløya and Langøya. The bridge is 336 metres long and its maximum clearing to the sea is 15 metres . Børøy Bridge was built in 1967, and was the first of the main bridges in the Vesterålen islands.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 68.57 14.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: 1967 establishments in Norway, Bridges completed in 1967, Hadsel, Norwegian County Road 82, Road bridges in Nordland

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temperature and rainfall during the year in Melbu