Venset

Venset
Village
Venset
Venset

Location in Nordland

Coordinates: 67°15′25″N 15°11′27″E / 67.25694°N 15.19083°E / 67.25694; 15.19083Coordinates: 67°15′25″N 15°11′27″E / 67.25694°N 15.19083°E / 67.25694; 15.19083
Country Norway
Region Northern Norway
County Nordland
District Salten
Municipality Fauske
Elevation[1] 6 m (20 ft)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code 8200 Fauske

Venset is a village in the municipality of Fauske in Nordland county, Norway.[1]

Geography

Venset lies on the north shore of Skjerstad Fjord about 17 kilometers (11 mi) west of Fauske. Norwegian County Road 530 passes through the village.[2] The route was formerly part of Norwegian National Road 80 to Bodø until the Røvik Tunnel came into service in 2011.[3][4]

History

In 1858, the farmer Mons Petter brought the ore that he had found in Sulitjelma to Venset, where it was examined by the merchant Bernhard Koch.[5][6] This led to the establishment of Sulitjelma Mines (Norwegian: Sulitjelma gruber), which began operations in 1891.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Venset, Fauske (Nordland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  2. ↑ Forland, Gisle. 2015. Fraktet til sykehus etter trafikkulykke. NRK (September 17).
  3. ↑ Norway. 1956. Geneva: Nagel, p. 146.
  4. ↑ Johansen, Øyvind. 2015. Politiet: Han fikk skrens og trillet rundt. an.no (September 17).
  5. ↑ Spjelkavik, Andreas. Historier og tanker fra Sjønstu og Sjønstudalen. Sulitjelma historielag.
  6. 1 2 Nordrum, Fred Steinar. 2004. Mineralene i Sulitjelma kobbergruver, Fauske. Stein 31(3): 3–23, p. 4.
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