
(Norwegian, ), , or is a town and the administrative centre of Vågan Municipality in Nordland County, Norway. It is located on the island of Austvågøya in the Lofoten archipelago, along the Vestfjorden. The town has a population (2023) of 4,736 and a population density of .
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(Norwegian, ), , or is a town and the administrative centre of Vågan Municipality in Nordland County, Norway. It is located on the island of Austvågøya in the Lofoten archipelago, along the Vestfjorden. The town has a population (2023) of 4,736 and a population density of .
==History== thumb|left|Svolvær around 1890 thumb|left|Svolvær Church thumb|left|Port and center view of Svolvær in June 2016 thumb|left|From Svolvær harbor by Gunnar Berg (painter)|Gunnar Berg The first town formation known in North Norway, Vågar, was situated around the narrow, natural harbor near Kabelvåg, just west of Svolvær. Vågar is mentioned in the book Heimskringla, and might have been established as early as the year 800 AD.
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