Rognan is the centre of the municipality of Saltdal

Saltdal

-Transportation:European route E6 passes through the entire length of Saltdal, with the Nordlandsbanen railway running alongside it. A road running east through the Junkerdalen valley leads to Sweden. The nearest main airport is in Bodø, a nearly two hour drive from Rognan.- Economy :Saltdal has a...

 in 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...

, with 2,532 inhabitants (2009). The town is located innermost in the Salten fjord. Local industry includes the optical cable factory of Nexans Norway and Hepro. The Nordlandsbanen

Nordlandsbanen

The Nordland Line is a railway line between Trondheim and Bodø in Norway. Running for approximately 729 km, it is the Norwegian railway system's longest line, and the only one in Norway to cross the Arctic Circle. It is owned by the Norwegian National Rail Administration...

 railway line passes through the municipality.

Residents

Hank Von Helvete

Hank Von Helvete

Hans Erik Dyvik Husby , also known as Hank von Helvete, Hertugen and Hærtis, most famous for being the former lead vocalist of the Norwegian death-punk band Turbonegro. While not explicitly addressed to date, the name Helvete was adopted due to its meaning "hell" or "a place of suffering" in...

 singer of Norwegian Punk Rock

Punk rock

Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...

 band Turbonegro

Turbonegro

Turbonegro is a Norwegian punk rock band that was initially active from 1989 to 1998, and later reformed in 2002. Their style combines glam rock, punk rock and hard rock into a style the band describes as "deathpunk"....

 grew up in Rognan.
The internationally acclaimed composer Fred Jonny Berg

Fred Jonny Berg

Fred Jonny Berg is a Norwegian composer, artist and producer based in Saltdal, Northern Norway.Berg’s catalogue of works comprises about 200 titles, more than 70 opuses, including commissions and works for piano, flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, contrabass, string orchestra and orchestral...

 is based in Rognan.
Ragnhild Monsen, a leading Scandinavian textile artist whose work spans 40+ years, was born and raised in Rognan and has used her connections to the town and her art in many ways, for example, creating exhibitions at the previously condemned Nestby Brygge.

Twin cities

Rognan is twinned with the following cities: Niš

Niš

Niš is the largest city of southern Serbia and third-largest city in Serbia . According to the data from 2011, the city of Niš has a population of 177,972 inhabitants, while the city municipality has a population of 257,867. The city covers an area of about 597 km2, including the urban area,...

, Serbia

Serbia

Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...