Municipality Moskenes Area 75 ha Population 465 (2013) | Elevation 20 m (70 ft) Local time Tuesday 3:19 PM | |
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Weather 7°C, Wind SW at 40 km/h, 77% Humidity | ||
Sørvågen is a fishing village on the island of Moskenesøya in the Lofoten archipelago. It is located in the municipality of Moskenes in Nordland county, Norway.
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Geography
The village of Å lies just to the south, and it has several other tourist attractions. The 0.64-square-kilometre (160-acre) village has a population (2013) of 465. The population density is 727 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,880/sq mi). Moskenes Church is located just north of the village along European route E10.
Tourism
The village has several scenic and tourist attractions in and around the village. It contains a local department of the Norsk Telemuseum (Norwegian Telecom Museum) which reflects the local history of telegraphy.
In 1861, the island became part of the 170 kilometres (110 mi) long Lofoten telegraph line with a station in Sørvågen (which became the Sørvågen museum in 1914), being finally connected with Europe in 1867.
In 1906, a wireless telegraph system was installed in Sørvågen—the second in Europe after Italy—connecting Sørvågen with Røst.