Hasvåg
Hasvåg is a seaside village in the municipality of Flatanger in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located at the end of the Hasvågøya peninsula in the far southwestern edge of Flatanger. The village has about fifty inhabitants.[2]
Hasvåg | |
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Village | |
  Hasvåg Location of the village  Hasvåg Hasvåg (Norway) | |
| Coordinates: 64.4448°N 10.5990°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Central Norway |
| County | Trøndelag |
| District | Namdalen |
| Municipality | Flatanger |
| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 7746 Hasvåg |
On 28 January 2014, a lightning strike caused a wildfire to spread across the heather fields surrounding the village. The fire destroyed the majority of the houses in Hasvåg, but no one lost their lives.[2][3]
View after the fire
View after the fire
References
- "Hasvåg, Flatanger (Trøndelag)". yr.no. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
- Rosvold, Knut A., ed. (2014-02-04). "Hasvåg". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
- Ashraf, Ahmad Fawad (2014-01-28). "Hele Hasvåg står i brann, og er ikke mulig å redde". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2018-04-16.
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