Kaldjorda

Kaldjorda
Kaldjord / Kaljord (historic spelling)
Village
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Kaldjorda is located in Nordland
Kaldjorda
Kaldjorda
Kaldjorda is located in Norway
Kaldjorda
Kaldjorda
Coordinates: 68°31′32″N 15°16′24″E / 68.5256°N 15.2733°E / 68.5256; 15.2733
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyNordland
DistrictVesterålen
MunicipalityHadsel Municipality
Elevation
[1]
7 m (23 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
8414 Hennes

Kaldjorda[2] is a village in Hadsel Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located along the Hadselfjorden on the island of Hinnøya. The area surrounding Kaldjorda is known as Innlandet or Hadsel Innland and it includes the neighboring villages of Hennes, Kvitnes, Kvantoelv, and Fiskfjord.

There are approximately 600 people that live in the area. Kaldjorda lies at the east end of the main road, with shops, petrol stations, a quay, and a ferry terminal (with connections to Lonkan and Hanøyvika, along the E10 highway).[3] There used to also be farms and a boat company in and around Kaldjorda. Møysalen National Park is located a short distance to the east.

References

  1. ^ "Kaljord, Hadsel (Nordland)". yr.no. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
  2. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  3. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Hadsel: Samferdsel" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-07-25.