Stamsund

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Stamsund is a fishing village in Vestvågøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the southern side of the island of Vestvågøy in the Lofoten archipelago, along the Vestfjorden. The village is located about 12 kilometres east of the town of Leknes. The 1.06-square-kilometre village has a population of 1,092 which gives the village a population density of 1,030 inhabitants per square kilometre. Historically, the village was the administrative centre of Hol Municipality from 1919 until 1963. ()

Alternative names: Population: 1.1 thous. (2019)Area: 0.41 mi²Coordinates: 68°7'36"N, 13°51'0"E

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NordlandNorway

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Stamsund – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Stamsund Church, Valberg Church, Hol Church.

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Stamsund Church, Vestvågøya
32 min walk • Stamsund Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vestvågøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Stamsund on the island of Vestvågøya.
5.1 miNE
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Valberg Church, Vestvågøya
130 min walk • Valberg Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vestvågøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Valberg on the island of Vestvågøya.
5.4 miW
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Hol Church, Vestvågøya
138 min walk • Hol Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vestvågøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the southeastern edge of the town of Leknes on the island of Vestvågøya. It is the church for the Hol parish which is part of the Lofoten prosti in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland.

Stamsund

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Stamsund – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Stamsund Church, Vestvågøya

Valberg Church, Vestvågøya

Hol Church, Vestvågøya