Hasvik (village)

Hasvik is a village in Hasvik Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located on the southwestern tip of the large island of Sørøya. The village lies about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south of the municipal centre of Breivikbotn.

Hasvik
Village
View of the village
View of the village
Hasvik is located in Troms og Finnmark
Hasvik
Hasvik
Location in Finnmark
Hasvik is located in Norway
Hasvik
Hasvik
Hasvik (Norway)
Coordinates: 70°29′11″N 22°09′39″E
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyTroms og Finnmark
DistrictVest-Finnmark
MunicipalityHasvik Municipality
Area
[1]
 • Total0.53 km2 (0.20 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
14 m (46 ft)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total385
 • Density726/km2 (1,880/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
9590 Hasvik

In 1809, Hasvik was looted by British naval forces. HMS Snake arrived on July 4 with a crew of around 100 men. The ship stayed until July 9 and the crew stole all valuables they could find.[3]

The main church for the municipality, Hasvik Church, has been located here since the early 1700s.[4] It was burnt by retreating German forces in 1944, and rebuilt in 1955.

This village has Sørøya's only connections to the rest of Norway: Hasvik Airport and a car ferry to Øksfjord on the mainland. The 0.53-square-kilometre (130-acre) village has a population (2017) of 385 which gives the village a population density of 726 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,880/sq mi).[1]

References
  1. Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2017). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. "Hasvik" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
  3. Olsen, Håkon H. (1965). Bygdebok for Hasvik. p. 118.
  4. Store norske leksikon. "Hasvik tettsted" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2013-01-14.


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