Korgen
Sign in to saveKorgen is the administrative centre of Hemnes Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village located along the river Røssåga, about south of the village of Bjerka. Korgen is connected by the European route E6 highway to the nearby towns of Mo i Rana and Mosjøen. The eastern end of the Korgfjell Tunnel is located in Korgen. The village of Bleikvassli lies about to the south along the Norwegian County Road 806. The village has a population (2024) of 912 and a population density of . This makes it the largest urban area in the municipality.
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- Korgen
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- Village
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- View of the local church
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- yes
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- 11
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- village
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- left
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- Norway
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- Northern Norway
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- Nordland
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- Helgeland
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- Population
- 906
- Area
- 0.91
- Elevation
- 17
- Image
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Korgen is the administrative centre of Hemnes Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village located along the river Røssåga, about south of the village of Bjerka. Korgen is connected by the European route E6 highway to the nearby towns of Mo i Rana and Mosjøen. The eastern end of the Korgfjell Tunnel is located in Korgen. The village of Bleikvassli lies about to the south along the Norwegian County Road 806. The village has a population (2024) of 912 and a population density of . This makes it the largest urban area in the municipality.
Korgen Church is a cruciform church that's been located in the village since 1863. It was built of timber and has 450 seats. Korgen Sports Club (Korgen Idrettslag) was founded in 1935 as a sports club for Korgen. The sports club has sports like skiing, soccer, orienteering and team handball. The village was the administrative centre of the old Korgen Municipality from 1918 until its dissolution in 1964.
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