Bogen, Evenes

Bogen (Northern Sami: Ránda) is a village and the administrative centre of the municipality of Evenes in Nordland county, Norway. It is located along the shore of the Ofotfjorden, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northeast of the village of Liland. The European route E10 highway passes through the village. Bogen Chapel is located in this village. The 0.54-square-kilometre (130-acre) village has a population (2013) of 363. The population density is 672 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,740/sq mi).

Historically, Bogen is most notable for small-scale iron ore mining in the early 20th century as well as being a German naval base during World War II, including for the German battleship Tirpitz and the heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper.

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Evenes

Evenes (Northern Sami: Evenášši) is a village and municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Ofoten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Bogen. Other villages in Evenes include Liland, Tårstad, and Dragvik.

The village of Evenes is located along the northern shore of the Ofotfjorden, about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) south of Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes and the European route E10 highway. The village is the location of the historic Evenes Church.

General information

The municipality of Evindnæs was established on 1 January 1884 when the old municipality of Ofoten was split into Evindnæs and Ankenes. Initially, Evindnæs had 2,397 residents. The spelling was later changed from Evindnæs to Evenes. On 1 January 1912, the southern part of Trondenes municipality in Troms county (population: 291) was transferred to Evenes (and Nordland county).

On 1 July 1925, the southern district of Evenes (population: 3,270) was separated to become the new municipality of Ballangen. This left Evenes with 2,323 residents. On 1 January 1964, the unpopulated Ramnes area in western Evenes was transferred to Tjeldsund. On 1 January 1999, a small area of Narvik (population: 9) was transferred to Evenes.