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Kabelvag Church
Kabelvag Church
Kabelvag Church
Kabelvag Church
Kabelvag Church
Kabelvag Church
Kabelvag Church
Kabelvag Church
Kabelvag Church
Kabelvag Church
Kabelvag Church
Kabelvag Church
Kabelvag Church
Kabelvag Church
Kabelvag Church
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Kabelvag, Norway

Kabelvåg is a village in the municipality of Vågan in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the southern shore of the island of Austvågøya in the Lofoten archipelago. Kabelvåg lies about 5 kilometres to the southwest of the town of Svolvær, the administrative centre of Vågan municipality. The 1.18-square-kilometre village has a population of 1,929. The population density in 2013 was 1,469 inhabitants per square kilometre . The village was founded as Vågan in the early 12th century by King Øystein Magnusson, who built a church and a fishermen's hostel there. According to the Heimskringla, there was something resembling a town there several centuries earlier — the first known town in North Norway, known as Vågar. There are several attractions in Kabelvåg: the Lofoten Museum, Lofoten Aquarium, and Espolin Gallery. Vågan Church is located in Kabelvåg. The European route E10 highway runs through the village.
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