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Location (Narvik): 68.45°N 23.27°E County: Nordland Inhabitants: 18400 Area: 2023 km² Larger settlements: Narvik, Ankenes, Bjerkvik Highest mountain: 1893 m im Storsteinfjell Larger lakes: Part of Gautelisvatnet (17,67 km²), Lossivatnet (6,64 km²), Sealggajávri (4,38 km²), part of Unner Guovdelisjávri (3,85 km²), part of Kjårdavatnet (3,63 km²), Storvatnet (2,61 km²), Iptojávri (2,31 km²), Hartvikvatnet (2,3 km²), Indre Sildvikvatnet (2,29 km²) Neighboring municipalities: Ballangen, Bardu (Troms), Evenes, Gratangen (Troms), Lavangen (Troms), Skånland (Troms) Narvik the third largest city north from the arctic circle. The city is the center to 8 further municipalities within the range Ofoten and south Troms with altogether approx. 35000 inhabitants. The highest mountain is in the Storsteinfjell with 1893 m. About 100 glaciers shape the mountainous landscape. Largest glacier is the Frostisen, which is as well a part of Narvik municipality as of Ballangen municipality. In the area of the municipality there are several mountains and numerous mountain lakes. |
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The basis of the development of Narvik is the Swedish iron ore from Kiruna and around the year fully ice-free port.
Narvik is ultimate destination of the Ofot railway, whereon the iron ore from Kiruna is transported. Today more than 8000 people work in the economic sectors transport and trade, information technology, mechanical engineering and tourism. A road connection to Kiruna (Nordkalottveien) exists only since 1984. Narvik belongs to the Hurtigruten ports. In the municipality the European routes E6 (Trelleborg-Malmö-Helsingborg-Göteborg-Oslo-Trondheim-Narvik-Kirkenes) and E10 cross (Å i Lofoten-Narvik-Kiruna, Töre [E4]). The next airport is the airport Evenes used by Harstad and Narvik in the neighbour municipality. |
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Narvik resulted by renaming of the formerly city of Victoriahavn in 1899. The Ofot railway over the Bjørnfjell had been dedicated in 1902. Narvik had been occupied by German forces. The reason was the safeguard of iron ore supplies to the German armaments industry. Due to following heavy fights Narvik was heavily destroyed. |
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| Sights | ||
 Mountain silhouette "Den sovende Dronning" (The sleeping queen) south from the Beisfjord Chair lift 'Fjellheisen' to the about 700 m high Fagernesfjell with panorama view to the city of Narvik Ore harbour with fully automatic discharge of the ore trains Old framehouses behind the harbour Narvik church and church of the seamen Museums: Ofot Museum and WW2 Museum Chapel on the military cemetary with Norwegian, British, French, Polish and German graves Monument remembering to 1500 Yugoslavian prisoners at Beisfjord, who starved in a labour camp Park Brennholtet with rock carvings Bridges: Rombaksbrua and Skjombrua (709 m long with about 100 m high pylons) Footpath to the mountain Kongsbaktinden (1575 m with an ice cap) south from Narvik Footpaths in the Kopperfjell, in the Rundfjell (north from road E10) Footpaths parallel to the Swedish border and in the Storsteinfjell |
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| Narvik municipality | Informations to the Narvik municipality |
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| Narvirk Nett | Tourist information Narvik |
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| Narvik Info | Informations to Narvik municipalty with nice photo gallery |
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