Korgen
Encyclopedia
Korgen is the administrative center of Hemnes
municipality in Nordland
county, Norway
.
and created into a municipality on July 1, 1918. It was merged back together with Hemnes on January 1, 1964. The village of Korgen is the largest village in Hemnes with its 1555 inhabitants (per 1.jan 2005). Korgen is connected by road to Mo i Rana
, Mosjøen
og Bleikvassli (Riksvei 806).
Korgen church (Korgen kirke) is a cruciform
church dating from 1863. It was built of timber and has 450 seats. Access to the site is via Rv806 and E6.
Korgen Sports Club (Korgen Idrettslag) was founded in 1935 as a sports club for Korgen. The sports club has sports like skiing, soccer, orienteering and team handball.
operates electricity production facilities including the Nedre Røssåga power plants located in Vesterli in Korgen and Øvre Røssåga power plants located in Bleikvasslia
. The development of these plants were started in 1948 and was completed in 1955. Statkraft has also built a regional office, located near the municipality building in Korgen.
municipalities. The mountains form the boundary in a north-south direction between Korgen and Elsfjord
. Korgfjellet had frequently has divided the nation in half due to poor road conditions and traffic accidents during the winter. This condition is now avoided after the finishing of the Korgfjell Tunnel in 2005.
Hemnes
Hemnes is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Korgen.- Municipality history :...
municipality in Nordland
Nordland
is a county in Norway in the North Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Nord-Trøndelag in the south, Norrbottens län in Sweden to the east, Västerbottens län to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The county was formerly known as Nordlandene amt. The county administration is...
county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
.
History
Korgen was a separate municipality in more than 45 years. Korgen was separated from HemnesHemnes
Hemnes is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Korgen.- Municipality history :...
and created into a municipality on July 1, 1918. It was merged back together with Hemnes on January 1, 1964. The village of Korgen is the largest village in Hemnes with its 1555 inhabitants (per 1.jan 2005). Korgen is connected by road to Mo i Rana
Mo i Rana
Mo i Rana is a town in the municipality of Rana, Nordland, Norway, located just south of the Arctic Circle and in the region Helgeland. The town is called "Mo i Rana" to distinquish it from other places named Mo - most notably the town of Mosjøen, also in Helgeland - though locally the town is...
, Mosjøen
Mosjøen
-History:Mosjøen was founded in the 17th century as local farmers met here to trade, and has been growing since then. Sawmills were built here in 1866 by a British company, and Mosjøen got township rights in 1875. It is the oldest town in the Helgeland region and the second oldest town in Nordland...
og Bleikvassli (Riksvei 806).
Korgen church (Korgen kirke) is a cruciform
Cruciform
Cruciform means having the shape of a cross or Christian cross.- Cruciform architectural plan :This is a common description of Christian churches. In Early Christian, Byzantine and other Eastern Orthodox forms of church architecture this is more likely to mean a tetraconch plan, a Greek cross,...
church dating from 1863. It was built of timber and has 450 seats. Access to the site is via Rv806 and E6.
Korgen Sports Club (Korgen Idrettslag) was founded in 1935 as a sports club for Korgen. The sports club has sports like skiing, soccer, orienteering and team handball.
Industry
The Norwegian state owned electricity company StatkraftStatkraft
Statkraft is a Norwegian state owned electricity company. With a total energy production of 44.9 TWh in 2007, the Statkraft Group is the third largest energy producer in the Nordic region, as well as the largest energy producer based on renewable energy sources in Europe,consisting of 40% of the...
operates electricity production facilities including the Nedre Røssåga power plants located in Vesterli in Korgen and Øvre Røssåga power plants located in Bleikvasslia
Bleikvasslia
Bleikvasslia is a small village in Hemnes, Nordland, Norway. It is a former mining community....
. The development of these plants were started in 1948 and was completed in 1955. Statkraft has also built a regional office, located near the municipality building in Korgen.
Geography
Korgen is situated inland and is surrounded by mountains. Southwest towards Mosjøen lies Korgfjellet (Vesterfjellet), to the east is Klubben, and to the north towards Mo i Rana is Kangsen.Korgfjellet
Many Norwegians have heard about Korgen because of the notorious Korgfjellet mountain range which in situated between Hemnes and VefsnVefsn
Vefsn is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Mosjøen....
municipalities. The mountains form the boundary in a north-south direction between Korgen and Elsfjord
Elsfjord
Elsfjord is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway.Elsfjord was separated from Hemnes July 1, 1929. At that time Elsfjord had a population of 765. It was merged with Vefsn January 1, 1962. Prior to the merger Elsfjord had a population of 920....
. Korgfjellet had frequently has divided the nation in half due to poor road conditions and traffic accidents during the winter. This condition is now avoided after the finishing of the Korgfjell Tunnel in 2005.
Notable residents
- Gerd-Liv VallaGerd-Liv VallaGerd-Liv Valla was the leader of the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions . She took over in 2001 and resigned in 2007. In 1997 she was the Norwegian Minister of Justice....
- leader of the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions - Christen J. Finbak (1904-1954), chemist and physicist
- Kristen Tobias Rivertz (1862-1937), architect
Attractions
- OkstindanOkstindanOkstindan is a mountain range which lies in inner Helgeland, Hemnes municipality, Nordland. In the range are, among others, Oksskolten, which is the highest mountain in North Norway. Other mountains in the range are Okstinden, Okshornet, Vesttinden and Bessedørtinden...
- mountain range which includes OksskoltenOksskoltenOksskolten is a mountain in Hemnes, Nordland, Norway. It is the highest point in Nordland, the highest in Nord-Norge, and has Norway's eight largest primary factor...
, the highest mountain in North Norway