Å, Moskenes

Å, Moskenes

Å (pronounced|oː, from the Norwegian å "a small river") is a village in the municipality of Moskenes, in Lofoten, Norway.

Å is traditionally a fishing village, specialising in stockfish, but now also features tourism.The town contains the Lofoten Stockfish Museum and the Norwegian Fishing Village Museum.It is served by European route E10; this part of it is also called King Olav's Road.

The place is sometimes referred to as Å i Lofoten ("i" means "in") to distinguish it from other places named Å. It has the postal address 8392 Sørvågen.

External links

* [http://www.lofoten-info.no/stockfish.htm The Lofoten Stockfish Museum]
* [http://www.lofoten-info.no/fiskmus.htm The Norwegian Fishing Village Museum]


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