Central Hålogaland ( Norwegian : Midtre Hålogland ) is a district of Northern Norway constituting the traditional districts of Ofoten , Lofoten , Vesterålen , and southern Troms . It has a population of 117,000, with the largest towns being Harstad (23,000) and Narvik (18,000). Smaller towns which act as regional centers include Svolvær , Sortland , and Leknes . The district covers 23 municipalities and an area of 11,600 square kilometers (4,500 sq mi). The Norwegian Police Service has Central Hålogaland as a police district with head office in Harstad.
6-474: The main road through the district is European Road E10 , which runs from the Norway–Sweden border through Narvik Municipality and Evenes Municipality and on through Lofoten , and E6 , which runs north–south. Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes is the region's only primary airport , although there are five additional regional airports , Narvik , Svolvær , Stokmarknes , Leknes , Værøy and Røst . Narvik
12-642: Is connected to the Swedish railway network with the Ofoten Line . The district has 17 ports and 14 ferry services. 68°18′N 16°14′E / 68.30°N 16.23°E / 68.30; 16.23 This Nordland location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a location in Troms is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . European route E10 [REDACTED] E45 Gällivare European route E10
18-618: Is the second shortest Class A road which is part of the International E-road network . It begins in Å , Norway , and ends in Luleå , Sweden . The road is about 850 kilometres (530 mi) in length. The Norwegian part of the road is also named Kong Olav Vs vei ( transl. King Olav V 's road ). The road follows the route Å – Leknes – Svolvær – Gullesfjordbotn – Bogen (Evenes) – Bjerkvik – Kiruna – Töre – Luleå . Most of
24-400: The last 15 years, but there are still many narrow parts left. Often, the 6 m (20 ft) width makes encounters between heavy vehicles tight. For the last 50 km, until Å, the road is mostly less than 6 m (20 ft) wide, often 5 m (16 ft). Buses and caravans should avoid driving here, but many of them do so anyway. The name E10 was given in 1992. Before 1985, E10 was
30-407: The name of the road Paris-Brussels-Amsterdam-Groningen. The road between Narvik and Kiruna was finished in 1984, before that, no road existed at all directly between the two cities; the only way to travel between them was by train (with passenger services only three times a day), or by a large detour through Finland. In 2007, the road near Lofoten was shortened by about 30 km, and the ferry-service
36-564: The road is paved and two-lane, with the exception of some bridges between islands in Nordland . It has a 90–100 km/h (56–62 mph) speed limit in Sweden, and is usually 7-8 meters wide, enough to make encounters between heavy vehicles trouble-free. In Norway the road is much more twisting than in Sweden, and around 6–7,5 m wide usually with a speed limit of 80 km/h (50 mph). New sections have been built 7.5 m (25 ft) wide in
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