Bjerkvik

Also known as Rahkka

or is a village in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located at the end of Herjangsfjorden, an arm of Ofotfjorden. Bjerkvik sits less than south of the border of Troms county and about across the fjord from the town of Narvik. The village has a population (2023) of 1,088 and a population density of .

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Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Bjerkvik (3).jpg
Settlement.image_caption: View of Bjerkvik
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Settlement.mapframe marker: village
Settlement.pushpin_map: Nordland#Norway
Settlement.pushpin_label: Bjerkvik
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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: Ofoten
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Municipality

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Wikidata facts

Country: Norway
Located in: Narvik Municipality
Population: 1104
Area: 1.34
Elevation: 6
Body of water: Herjangsfjord
Image: Bjerkvik (3).jpg

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Commons category: Bjerkvik
native label: Rahkka

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The European route E6 and European route E10 highways meet in Bjerkvik, a central location on the roads connecting Harstad, Narvik, and Tromsø. Elvegårdsmoen military camp lies on the eastern edge of the village near the lake Hartvikvatnet.

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