Borg, Vestvågøy

Borg is a tiny hamlet just north of the village of Bøstad in Vestvågøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located along the European route E10 highway in the central part of the island of Vestvågøya in the Lofoten archipelago. Borge Church is located near Borg.

Borg
Hamlet
Lofotr, a Viking museum situated in Borg
Borg Show map of Nordland Borg Show map of Norway
Coordinates: 68.2390°N 13.7461°E / 68.2390; 13.7461
Country	Norway
Region	Northern Norway
County	Nordland
District	Lofoten
Municipality	Vestvågøy Municipality
Elevation [1]	40 m (130 ft)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	8360 Bøstad

Overview

Borg was the home of a Viking chieftain over 1,000 years ago. Today, Borg is the location of Lofotr, a living museum of the Viking chieftain's village. This is the site of a reconstruction of one of the main buildings as well as visible remains within the archaeological excavation sites.^[2]

The area around Borg has many horses, most of which are Nordlandshester.^[2]

Gallery

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  View of the museum
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  Village church

References

1. "Borg, Vestvågøy (Nordland)". yr.no. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
2. "Tourist information" (in Norwegian). bøstad.no. Archived from the original on 2012-02-10. Retrieved 2012-07-06.

External links

• Media related to Borg at Wikimedia Commons
• Lofotr Viking Museum - official site
• Lofotr Viking Museum - tourist page VisitNorway.com