Malnes

Malnes is a small settlement in Bø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located along the mouth of Malnesfjorden in the northwest part the island of Langøya. Malnes is now considered the southwestern part of the village of Hovden, but it was formerly a separate farming settlement.

Malnes
Settlement
Malnes is located in Nordland
Malnes
Malnes
Location in Nordland
Malnes is located in Norway
Malnes
Malnes
Malnes (Norway)
Coordinates: 68.8069°N 14.5629°E / 68.8069; 14.5629
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyNordland
DistrictVesterålen
MunicipalityBø
Elevation
[1]
12 m (39 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
8475 Straumsjøen

Geography

The hill Malnesberget (529 meters or 1,736 feet) rises south of Malnes. Norwegian County Road 915 connects Malnes to Hovden in the north and to the village of Nykvåg to the southwest.[2]

History

Malnes Church was established at Malnes in the Middle Ages, and Malnes served as the clerical center of the former parish of Malnes in the Bø ecclesiastical district (Bø herred).[3] In 1829, Malnes Church was moved from Malnes to the village of Eidet,[4] but it is still known as Malnes Church.[5] Today it is part of parish of Bø og Malnes.[5]

References
  1. "Malnes, Bø (Nordland)". yr.no. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
  2. Vegliste 2013: Fylkes- og kommunale veger. Nordland. 2013. Bodø: Statens vegvesen Region nord, p. 28. Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Norsk lovtidende. 1893. Kristiania: Grøndahl & Søns, p. 281.
  4. Aarsberetning for 1904. 1905. Oslo: Carl C. Werner & Comp.s Bogtrykkeri, p. 198.
  5. Kirkesøk: Malnes kirke.
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