Bardalssjøen

Bardalssjøen
Bardal
Village
Bardalssjøen
Bardalssjøen

Location in Nordland

Coordinates: 66°13′01″N 13°22′48″E / 66.21694°N 13.38000°E / 66.21694; 13.38000Coordinates: 66°13′01″N 13°22′48″E / 66.21694°N 13.38000°E / 66.21694; 13.38000
Country Norway
Region Northern Norway
County Nordland
District Helgeland
Municipality Leirfjord
Elevation[1] 4 m (13 ft)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code 8897 Bardal

Bardalssjøen or Bardal is a village in the municipality of Leirfjord in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located along the south coast of the Ranfjorden, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of Hemnesberget. The village surrounds the Bardalselva river which flows into the fjord. The Bardal Church was built in 1887 on a hill near the mouth of the river. The Bardal area has historically been part of both Nesna (to the north) and Hemnes (to the east), but it has been part of Leirfjord since 1964.[2]

Culture

Wangbrygga[3] is a folk museum located by the river outlet in Bardal. The museum has free entry and is open some days a week in the summer. The museum features an replica of an old time General Store, a cafe[4] and a small assembly hall used for concerts,[5] courses and meetings.

Tourism

Bardal has a RV / Camping park[6] and marked footpaths into the mountains.[7][8]

References

  1. "Bardalssjøen" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
  2. Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
  3. "Helgeland Museum avd. Leirfjord". visithelgeland.com. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  4. "I den gastronomiske himmel". Rana Blad. 5 August 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  5. "Freser inn i jaguar". Rana Blad. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  6. "Bardal Camping". bardalcamping.no. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  7. "Veten". www.turkarthelgeland.no. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  8. "Brennsla". www.turkarthelgeland.no. Retrieved 2 July 2016.

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