Nygårdsjøen Explained

Official Name:Nygårdsjøen
Nygårdsjyen
Other Name:Nygård / Saura
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Nordland#Norway
Pushpin Label:Nygårdsjyen
Pushpin Label Position:left
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Northern Norway
Subdivision Name2:Nordland
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Salten
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Gildeskål Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:8120 Nygårdsjøen
Coordinates:67.113°N 14.3076°W
Elevation M:20
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Nygårdsjøen or Nygårdsjyen[2] is a village area in Gildeskål Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. Nygårdsjøen is located in the northern part of the municipality, close to the border with Bodø Municipality. The village lies along Norwegian County Road 17 on the east side of the Nordfjorden, just north of the entrance to the Beiar Fjord. Saura Church is located along the fjord on the west side of the village.

The village area of Nygårdsjøen includes several farm areas: Innervik, Skålsvik, Røsnes, Saura, Nygård, and Ertenvåg. There are about 270 people that live in Nygårdsjøen.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nygård, Gildeskål (Nordland) . 2019-01-31 . yr.no.
  2. Web site: Informasjon om stadnamn . 2024-09-22 . Norgeskart . . no.
  3. Web site: Nygårdsjøen . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111121165409/http://www.nordfjorden.no/html/nygardsjoen.html . 2011-11-21 . 2012-02-22 . Norwegian.