Moskenesya
Moskenesya is an island in Norway's Nordland county at the southern extremity of the Lofoten archipelago. Moskenes Municipality and Flakstad Municipality share the 186-square-kilometer (72-square-mile) island. It is considered one of the most beautiful islands in Norway.
The island is made up of a collection of glaciated hills, the highest of which is the Hermannsdalstinden mountain, which stands at 1,029 meters (3,376 feet). It is 40 kilometers (25 miles) long and 10 kilometers (6 miles) wide, and it stretches from southwest to northeast. The shoreline is likewise fairly uneven. The Kkern Bridge connects the island to the neighbouring island of Flakstadya, and is part of the European road E10, which finishes in the settlement of the Moskenesya island.
On the island, there are numerous communities. Fredvang, Selfjord, and Krystad are among the tiny communities of the Flakstad municipality, which is located in the northern half of the island Moskenesya. The settlements of Hamny, Moskenes, Reine, Sakrisy, Srvgen, and Tind are all located on the eastern side of the island and are part of the Moskenes municipality in the southern portion of the island. On the western coast, there were communities, but the last ones were abandoned in the 1950s due to strong storms.
Tourists frequent most villages, therefore they've created modest exhibitions showcasing local characteristics. As a result, Sakrisy now houses a museum with 2,500 dolls from all around Europe. Norsk Telemuseum (Norwegian Telecom Museum) has a local department in Srvgen that reflects the local history of telegraphy. The island joined the 170-kilometer-long (110-mile) Lofoten telegraph line in 1861, with a station at Srvgen (which later became the Srvgen museum in 1914), and the line was connected to Europe in 1867. In 1906, a wireless telegraph system connecting Srvgen and Rst island was established in Srvgen - the second in Europe after Italy.
The 150-year-old Norwegian Fishing Village Museum, which comprises the Lofoten Stockfish Museum, a forge, a bakery, and a cod liver oil factory, is located in the village of, which is a traditional fishing town.
Location: Nordland, Norway
