Mørsvikbotn
Village in Northern Norway, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mørsvikbotn or Mørsvik (Norwegian) or Murgosvuodna or Murgos (Lule Sami)[1] is a small village located in the north part of Sørfold Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village sits at the end of the Mørsvikfjorden arm of the Nordfolda fjord. The European route E6 highway passes through the village. The lakes Mørsvikvatnet and Sildhopvatnet are located northeast of the village. Mørsvikbotn has a school, a grocery shop called NærButiken managed by Eva Borgan also has a wee coffee shop where you can read a good book that they keep at this coffee shop inside the store. A nice place to wind down for a cuppa coffee/tea, Mørsvikbotn Chapel, an aquaculture co-op, and a few camping sites.[2]
Village | |
Coordinates: 67.7085°N 15.8571°E / 67.7085; 15.8571 | |
Country | Norway |
Region | Northern Norway |
County | Nordland |
District | Salten |
Municipality | Sørfold |
Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Post Code | 8266 Mørsvikbotn |
The village is centered around the farm Mørsvik at the end of the fjord, known as Mørsvikbotn, so the larger village area is also known as Mørsvikbotn. The local name in the Lule Sami language is Murgos for the farm and Murgosvuodna is the name for the end of the fjord and the greater village area.[1]