Elsfjord

Village in Vefsn Municipality, Norway

For the former municipality in Nordland, Norway, see Elsfjord Municipality.

Village in Northern Norway, Norway

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Coordinates: 66°06′12′′N 13°32′54′′E / 66.1032°N 13.5483°E / 66.1032; 13.5483
Country	Norway
Region	Northern Norway
County	Nordland
District	Helgeland
Municipality	Vefsn Municipality
Elevation ^[1]	3 m (10 ft)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	8672 Elsfjord

Elsfjord^[2] is a village in Vefsn Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located at the end of the Elsfjorden, about 35 kilometres (22 mi) northeast of the town of Mosjøen. The European route E06 highway is accessed about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south of the village. Elsfjord Church is located in the village.^[3]

The village was the administrative centre of the old Elsfjord Municipality during its existence from 1929 to 1964.

The Nordlandsbanen railway line passes through the village, stopping at Elsfjord Station.^[3]

References

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^ "Elsfjord, Vefsn (Nordland)". yr.no . Retrieved 2018年09月18日.
^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket . Retrieved 2024年10月20日.
^ ^a ^b Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2011年11月27日). "Elsfjord – tettbebyggelse i Vefsn". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget . Retrieved 2018年09月18日.

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