Official Name: | Hemnesberget |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Nordland#Norway |
Pushpin Label: | Hemnesberget |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Northern Norway |
Subdivision Name2: | Nordland |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Helgeland |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Hemnes Municipality |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Area Total Km2: | 1.11 |
Population As Of: | 2024 |
Population Total: | 1335 |
Population Density Km2: | 1203 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 8640 Hemnesberget |
Coordinates: | 66.2249°N 13.6164°W |
Elevation M: | 39 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Hemnesberget[2] is a village in Hemnes Municipality 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.
The 1.11km2 village has a population (2024) of 1,335 and a population density of .[4]
The village was partially destroyed in the land fighting first and the later by naval gunfire, with the sinking of the Hurtigruten ship and the coaster, 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.