Hasvåg
Hasvåg | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Coordinates: 64°26′41″N 10°35′56″E / 64.4448°N 10.5990°E / 64.4448; 10.5990 | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Central Norway |
| County | Trøndelag |
| District | Namdalen |
| Municipality | Flatanger Municipality |
| Elevation [1] | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 7746 Hasvåg |
Hasvåg[2] is a seaside village in Flatanger Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located at the end of the Hasvågøya peninsula in the far southwestern edge of the municipality. The village has about fifty inhabitants.[3]
On 28 January 2014, a lightning strike caused a wildfire to spread across the heather fields surrounding the village. The fire destroyed the majority of the houses in Hasvåg, but no one lost their lives.[3][4]
- View after the fire
- View after the fire
References
- ^ "Hasvåg, Flatanger (Trøndelag)". yr.no. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
- ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
- ^ a b Rosvold, Knut A., ed. (2014-02-04). "Hasvåg". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
- ^ Ashraf, Ahmad Fawad (2014-01-28). "Hele Hasvåg står i brann, og er ikke mulig å redde". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2018-04-16.
External links
- Aerial view of the village in 2014
