page_title: Kabelvåg
hierarchical_section_title: Kabelvåg
caption_attribution_description: Beskrivelse: Finnespollen i Kabelvåg, Nordland Sted: Kabelvåg Fotograf: Ukjent/Havnedirektoratet Arkivreferanse: RIKSARKIVET- S1604Ua55_12
context_page_description: Kabelvåg is a village in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the southern shore of the island of Austvågøya in the Lofoten archipelago. Kabelvåg lies about 5 kilometres to the southwest of the town of Svolvær, the administrative centre of Vågan municipality. The 1.13-square-kilometre village has a population of 1,883 which gives the village a population density of 1,666 inhabitants per square kilometre.
  The village was founded as "Vågan" in the early 12th century by King Øystein Magnusson, who built a church and a fishermen's hostel there. According to the Heimskringla, there was something resembling a town there several centuries earlier — the first known town in North Norway, known as "Vågar".
  There are several attractions in Kabelvåg: the Lofoten Museum, Lofoten Aquarium, and Espolin Gallery. Vågan Church is located in Kabelvåg. The European route E10 highway runs through the village.
context_section_description: Kabelvåg is a village in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway.  It is located on the southern shore of the island of Austvågøya in the Lofoten archipelago.  Kabelvåg lies about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the southwest of the town of Svolvær, the administrative centre of Vågan municipality. The 1.13-square-kilometre (280-acre) village has a population (2018) of 1,883 which gives the village a population density of 1,666 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,310/sq mi).
  The village was founded as "Vågan" in the early 12th century by King Øystein Magnusson, who built a church and a fishermen's hostel there.  According to the Heimskringla, there was something resembling a town there several centuries earlier — the first known town in North Norway, known as "Vågar".
  There are several attractions in Kabelvåg: the Lofoten Museum, Lofoten Aquarium, and Espolin Gallery. Vågan Church (also known as the Lofoten Cathedral) is located in Kabelvåg. The European route E10 highway runs through the village.
caption: "Finnespollen, Kabelvaag, 
  Nordlands amt"
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