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Hasvik (Norwegian) or Hasviika (Kven)[3] is a village in Hasvik Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located on the southwestern tip of the large island of Sørøya. The village lies about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south of the municipal centre of Breivikbotn.

This village has Sørøya's only connections to the rest of Norway: Hasvik Airport and a car ferry to Øksfjord on the mainland. The 0.53-square-kilometre (130-acre) village has a population (2023) of 358 and a population density of 675 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,750/sq mi).[1]

History

In 1809, Hasvik was looted by British naval forces. HMS Snake arrived on 4 July with a crew of around 100 men. The ship stayed until 9 July and the crew stole all valuables they could find.[4]

The main church for the municipality, Hasvik Church, has been located here since the early 1700s.[5] It was burnt by retreating German forces in 1944, and rebuilt in 1955.

References

  1. ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (2023-12-23). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. ^ "Hasvik" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
  3. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
  4. ^ Olsen 1first=Håkon H. (1965). Bygdebok for Hasvik (in Norwegian). Hasvik kommune. p. 118.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Hasvik tettsted" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2013-01-14.
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