Official Name: | Utskor |
Other Name: | Utskår |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Nordland#Norway |
Pushpin Label: | Utskor |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Northern Norway |
Subdivision Name2: | Nordland |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Vesterålen |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Bø Municipality |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 8475 Straumsjøen |
Coordinates: | 68.7978°N 14.6373°W |
Elevation M: | 5 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Utskor or Utskår[2] is a village in Bø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located on the eastern side of Malnesfjorden on the western part of the island of Langøya in the Vesterålen archipelago. The village of Eidet lies about to the south, at the end of the fjord.
The farm at Utskor is first mentioned in the 1567 census with two families living there. Archaeological findings dated to the Iron Age indicate that the place has been inhabited for a long time. The farm has historically been dependent on fishing, and it is located close to the rich fisheries on the continental shelf north of Vesterålen. Its peak population was reached at the beginning of the 20th century with about 15 families living in Utskor. As of 2022, the village has a permanent population of two, and a few summer residents.[3]