Saksenvik

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Saksenvik
Hamlet
Saksenvik is located in Nordland
Saksenvik
Saksenvik
Location in Nordland
Coordinates: 67°06′28″N 15°27′10″E / 67.10778°N 15.45278°E / 67.10778; 15.45278Coordinates: 67°06′28″N 15°27′10″E / 67.10778°N 15.45278°E / 67.10778; 15.45278
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyNordland
DistrictSalten
MunicipalitySaltdal
Elevation
[1]
22 m (72 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
8250 Rognan

Saksenvik is a basic statistical unit in the Nedre Saltdal subarea of the municipality of Saltdal in Nordland county, Norway. European route E6 passes through Saksenvik, part of the way via the . Since 2012, the has produced electricity in the region.[2]

Saksenvik known for several quernstone quarries from earlier times,[3] including above the settlement at Vassliheia at an elevation of 465 meters (1,526 ft).[4]: 105–106  Quernstone production in Saltdal has been documented since the Middle Ages; in 1432 Aslak Bolt's cadastre recorded a quarry at .[4]: 113  Such old written sources do not exist for Saksenvik, and it has been suggested that in earlier times quernstones from Saksenvik were delivered to Setså as a central purchasing and shipping station.[5]

A heritage project is being funded in cooperation between landowners and the municipality of Saltdal, and it has documented quarries for tourists with information boards, signage, and picnic areas.[6][7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Saksenvik" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  2. ^ Offentlig journal. August 9, 2012. Saltdal Kommune, p. 1.
  3. ^ Pettersen, Dag. 2008. Planlegger kulturpark i Saksenvik. an.no (September 30).
  4. ^ a b Helberg, Bjørn Hebba. 2010. Kvernsteinsindustri i vikingtid og tidlig middelalder i Saltdal kommune, Nordland fylke. Viking. Norsk arkeologisk årbok 73: 103–120.
  5. ^ Titland, Helge P. 2003. Kvernsteinsbruddene i Saltdal. Saltdalsboka 2002/2003, pp. 35–43. Rognan: Saltdal kommune.
  6. ^ Titland, Helge P. 2006. Kulturminneregistreringer av kvernsteinsbruddene i Saksenvik. Unpublished report.
  7. ^ Lindahl, Ingvar. 2008. Granatglimmerskifrene i Saksenvik – Setså området; tidligere brukt som kvernstein – nå til bruk som unik bygningstein, Saltdal kommune, Nordland. (= NGU rapport no. 2008.075). Trondheim: Norges geologiske undersøkelse.
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