Tømmerneset

Tømmerneset
Village

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Tømmerneset
Tømmerneset

Location in Nordland

Coordinates: 67°53′56″N 15°51′34″E / 67.89889°N 15.85944°E / 67.89889; 15.85944Coordinates: 67°53′56″N 15°51′34″E / 67.89889°N 15.85944°E / 67.89889; 15.85944
Country Norway
Region Northern Norway
County Nordland
District Salten
Municipality Hamarøy
Elevation[1] 51 m (167 ft)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code 8260 Innhavet

Tømmerneset is a village in the municipality of Hamarøy in Nordland county, Norway. It's located on the eastern shore of the lake Rotvatnet, about 50 kilometres (31 mi) south of the municipal centre, Oppeid. Tømmerneset is the site of Tømmernes Church. The village area is located where County Road 835 (and the Steigen Tunnel) branches off from the European Road E6 highway.[2]

Archaeology

There is rock art dating to the Stone Age "near the bridge over Sagelva".[3]

See also

References

  1. "Tømmerneset" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2012-05-04.
  2. Store norske leksikon. "Tømmerneset" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-05-04.
  3. Tømmerneset


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