Langset (Saltdal)

Langset (Lule Sami: Laŋsæhtta)[1] is a basic statistical unit in the sub-area of Nedre Saltdal ('Lower Saltdal') in the municipality of Saltdal in Nordland county, Norway. The area is located north of Rognan and Saksenvik and south of Setså on the east side of Saltdal Fjord (Saltdalsfjorden). European route E6 and the Nordland Line pass through the area.[2][3]

This article is about the village in Nordland county. For the village in Akershus county, see Langset.
Langset
Village
Langset is located in Nordland
Langset
Langset
Location in Nordland
Langset is located in Norway
Langset
Langset
Langset (Norway)
Coordinates: 67°08′12″N 15°27′06″E
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyNordland
DistrictSalten
MunicipalitySaltdal
Elevation
[1]
44 m (144 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
8250 Rognan

During the Second World War the Blood Road was built through the area.[4] It was constructed as a new segment of Norwegian National Road 50 between Rognan and Langset, where there was ferry service before the war.[3]

References
  1. "Langset, Saltdal (Nordland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  2. Andreassen, Tore John. 2016. Regn med ventetid på E6. an.no (April 12).
  3. Det Norske naeringsliv 17 (1954): 357.
  4. Veum, Eirik, et al. 2008. Norge bryter Genevekonvensjonene. NRK (June 14).
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