Municipality Narvik Area 123 ha Local time Friday 1:03 AM | Elevation 6 m (20 ft) Population 1,194 (2013) | |
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Bjerkvik is a village in the municipality of Narvik in Nordland county, Norway. Bjerkvik is located at the end of Herjangsfjorden, an arm of Ofotfjorden. Bjerkvik sits less than 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of the border of Troms county. The 1.23-square-kilometre (300-acre) village has a population (2013) of 1,194. The population density of the village is 971 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,510/sq mi).
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Map of 8530 Bjerkvik, Norway
Bjerkvik Church was built here in 1955 to serve the northern part of the municipality. The European route E6 and European route E10 meet in Bjerkvik. Elvegårdsmoen military camp lies on the eastern edge of the village near the lake Hartvikvatnet.
History
During World War II, Bjerkvik was almost destroyed by the bombardment of gunfire from allied warships that caused significant civilian casualties.
The worst avalanche disaster in modern Norwegian history took place in Vassdalen near Bjerkvik in March 1986 when 16 Norwegian soldiers on exercise were killed.