Ankenes
Ankenes is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 2,028-square-kilometre (783 sq mi) municipality existed from 1884 until 1974. It encompassed most of the present-day Narvik Municipality, surrounding of the town of Narvik which was once its own municipality. The administrative centre of Ankenes was the village of Ankenesstrand, situated along the west side of the Beisfjorden, where the Ankenes Church is located.
Ankenes Municipality
Ankenes herred | |
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Former municipality | |
View of the old Ankenes Herredshus (municipal government building) | |
Nordland within Norway | |
Ankenes within Nordland | |
| Coordinates: 68°25′16″N 17°22′11″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Nordland |
| District | Ofoten |
| Established | 1 Jan 1884 |
| • Preceded by | Ofoten Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1974 |
| • Succeeded by | Narvik Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Ankenesstranda |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
| • Total | 2,028 km2 (783 sq mi) |
| Population (1974) | |
| • Total | 7,022 |
| • Density | 3.5/km2 (9.0/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Ankenesværing |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1855 |
Today, the name Ankenes is often used to refer to the suburban Ankenesstrand area, just outside the town of Narvik. The European route E6 highway is the main thoroughfare through Ankenes and it follows the shoreline of the Ofotfjorden and Beisfjorden and it then crosses the fjord over the 375-metre (1,230 ft) long Beisfjord Bridge where it then reaches the town of Narvik.