Английская Википедия:Gravdal, Nordland
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Gravdal is a village in Vestvågøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the island of Vestvågøya in the central part of the Lofoten archipelago, north of the Arctic Circle. The village is situated along the shore of the Buksnesfjorden, about Шаблон:Convert southwest of the town of Leknes. The village also lies approximately Шаблон:Convert west of the town of Svolvær and Шаблон:Convert east of the village of Å in Moskenes. Historically, the village was the administrative centre of the old Buksnes municipality which existed from 1838 until 1963.
The Шаблон:Convert village has a population (2018) of 1,663 which gives the village a population density of Шаблон:Convert.[1]
Gravdal has gone from being a small trade center on the island to becoming mostly a residential village. Today, there is a grocery store, kindergarten, primary school, and several small businesses. Nordland Hospital and the Nordland School of Fisheries are both located in Gravdal and have been major economic centers of Gravdal for a very long time, along with the Gravdal port. The more than 100-year-old Buksnes Church, which was built in 1905 in dragestil style, is located in the village.[2]
Media gallery
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Gravdal—the gateway to Lofoten for international cruise liners
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Gravdal from the beach
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The light house of the Buksnes bay area in Gravdal
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Main street "Gravdals gata" (northward view)
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View of Gravdal from the bay
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Gravdal Beach (Photography by Haakon S. Rist)
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Gravdal sign
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The Buksnes Church
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