Hemnesberget

Hemnesberget

Hemnesberget

Village in Northern Norway, Norway

Hemnesberget is a village in the municipality of Hemnes in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the Hemnes peninsula which lies on the south side of the Ranfjorden.[3] Hemnes Church is located in this village.

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The 1.12-square-kilometre (280-acre) village has a population (2018) of 1,259 and a population density of 1,124 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,910/sq mi).[1]

World War II

The village was partially destroyed in the land fighting first and the later by naval gunfire, with the sinking of the Hurtigruten ship SS Nordnorge and the coaster Ranheim, in the days following 10 May 1940. The fighting occurred when Hemnesberget became the objective of a German operation to bypass Allied strong points during the Norwegian Campaign, codenamed Wildente.

Notable people

See also: Hemnes § Notable_people

References

  1. [1]
    Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2018). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. [2]
    "Hemnesberget, Hemnes (Nordland)". yr.no. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
  3. [3]
    Store norske leksikon. "Hemnesberget" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-12-06.


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