Stø

Stø
Village
View of the village harbour
View of the village harbour
Map
Interactive map of Stø
Stø is located in Nordland
Stø
Stø
Stø is located in Norway
Stø
Stø
Coordinates: 69°01′08″N 15°07′25″E / 69.0189°N 15.1235°E / 69.0189; 15.1235
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyNordland
DistrictVesterålen
MunicipalityØksnes Municipality
Elevation
[1]
4 m (13 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
8438 Stø

Stø[2] is a fishing village in Øksnes Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the northern tip of the island of Langøya, along the Gavlfjorden in the Vesterålen archipelago. In 2001, there were about 175 residents. This village was the administrative centre of the old Langenes Municipality which existed from 1919 until 1964.[3]

Tourism

There are two places serving food in Stø. Some of the specialities at these restaurants are whale meat, cod tongues, boknafisk, Arctic char, and soup with salmon and catfish. Rental cabins and camping areas are available for tourists.

Langenes Church

Langenes Church was built in the 1700s during Norway's Baroque period.[4] It seats 160 people and is one of the oldest wooden churches in Northern Norway.

Bird, seal and whale tours

Daily sea tours are available from May to September.

Anda Island

Anden Island is a nature reserve with a large population of birds and seals approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of the island of Langøya. Birds that can be spotted on the island include the white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla), puffin (Fratercula arctica), great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo), shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis), black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla), common guillemot (Uria aalge) and razorbill (Alca torda).[5]

References

  1. ^ "Stø, Øksnes (Nordland)". yr.no. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
  2. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
  3. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Stø" (in Norwegian). Retrieved August 1, 2012.
  4. ^ Langenes kirke, Øksnes, Retrieved April 16, 2015 (in Norwegian)
  5. ^ Arctic Whale Tours, Retrieved April 16, 2015

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