Ballstad

Ballstad is a village in Vestvågøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on a small island off the southwestern tip of the island of Vestvågøya in the Lofoten archipelago. It is one of the largest fishing villages in Lofoten.

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Settlement.official_name: Ballstad
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Ballstad-winter.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: View of the village in the winter
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.mapframe zoom: 11
Settlement.mapframe marker: village
Settlement.pushpin_map: Nordland#Norway
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Norway
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Northern Norway
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Nordland
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Lofoten
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Municipality

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Population: 846
Area: 0.77
Elevation: 9
Image: Ballstad-winter.jpg

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thumb|300px|left|Skottinden dominates over Ballstad Ballstad is a coastal village situated near the mouth of Buksnesfjorden, where it meets Vestfjorden. The mountain Skottinden lies just west of the village and the village of Gravdal lies about to the north and the town of Leknes lies just north of Gravdal.