Myre, Øksnes

Myre
Village
Myre's main street
Myre's main street
Map
Myre is located in Nordland
Myre
Myre
Myre is located in Norway
Myre
Myre
Coordinates: 68°54′50″N 15°04′42″E / 68.9140°N 15.0784°E / 68.9140; 15.0784
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyNordland
DistrictVesterålen
MunicipalityØksnes Municipality
Area
[1]
 • Total
1.81 km2 (0.70 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
11 m (36 ft)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total
2,211
 • Density1,222/km2 (3,160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
8430 Myre

Myre[3] is the administrative centre of Øksnes Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the northwestern part of the island of Langøya in the Vesterålen archipelago. Myre is one of the largest fishing villages in the Vesterålen region. Myre Church is located in this village.

The 1.81-square-kilometre (450-acre) village has a population (2023) of 2,211 and a population density of 1,222 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,160/sq mi).[1][4]

The newspaper Øksnesavisa is published in Myre.[5]

Etymology

The village's name stems from the Old Norse word mýrr, and is linked to the extensive amount of mires nearby.[6]

Part of Myre seen from Øksnesheia

References

  1. ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (2023-12-23). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. ^ "Myre, Øksnes (Nordland)". yr.no. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
  3. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
  4. ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2009-02-17). "Myre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
  5. ^ Smith-Meyer, Trond; Breivik Pettersen, Øyvind, eds. (2018-02-15). "Øksnesavisa". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
  6. ^ "Main map service of the Norwegian Insititute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO)". kilden.nibio.no. Retrieved 2024-04-09.


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