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Moskenes
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| County | Nordland | |
| District | Lofoten | |
| Municipality | NO-1874 | |
| Administrative centre | Reine | |
| Mayor (2003) | Lillian Hansen (Ap) | |
| Official language form | Neutral | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage |
Ranked 374 119 km² 110 km² 0.04 % |
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| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density |
Ranked 391 1,212 0.03 % -15.5 % 11/km² |
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| www.moskenes.kommune.no |
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Moskenes is a municipality in the county of Nordland, Norway. Moskenes is a part of Lofoten.
The municipality was created by a split from Flakstad on July 1, 1916, at which time Moskenes had a population of 1,306. On 1 January 1964 the two municipalities were reunited, this time under the name Moskenes. However, Flakstad broke out on 1 January 1976 to once again form a separate municipality.
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The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old farm Moskenes ("Muskenes" 1567), since the first church was built there. The meaning of the first element is unknown, the last element is nes n 'headland'.
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1986). The spiral represents Moskstraumen.
Moskenes is among the most scenic municipalities in all Norway, and the picturesque fishing villages of Hamnøy, Reine, Sørvågen, Moskenes, Å and Tind have a dramatic backdrop of jagged peaks rising above the Vestfjord.
Between Lofotodden, the southwestern tip of the Lofoten chain, and the offshore island of Mosken, there is the tidal current of Moskstraumen. This is better known internationally as the Maelstrom, feared by all sailors. On the isolated north western coast of the island, there are also interesting stone age cave paintings.
- Hans Erik Dyvik Husby, musician
- Birger Eriksen, commander at Oscarsborg, and responsible for the sinking of Blücher, the German ship headed for Oslo on the night between April 8 and 9, 1940.
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