Skogsøya

Skogsøya is an island of the Norwegian municipality in Øksnes Fylke Nordland and is considered one of the archipelago of Vesteralen. The island is located in the west of the northern tip Langøyas and is of the four islands Dyrøya, Nærøya and Tindsøya, the so-called Øksnes Vestbygd (West Bay ) is the largest.

The village in the south of Øksnes Skogøya was once the center of the community and had 600 inhabitants in 1930, after all. Today's administrative center is located in the east opposite Myre. With the expansion of the directional and Kummunikationsnetzes more and more long-time residents have left this little island world and have found the connection to the " new era " in the newly created Myre. The name of the old church is but come over.

General

The provost Øksnes has retained the name, the 300 year old Holy Cross Church " Øksnes kirke ", romantic in a natural harbor lying still is the figurehead of the parish. Skogsøya has a ferry to the other islands of the West Bay and has a 6 -km-long network of paths Øksnes to places Tunnstad and Breidstrand.

The archipelago is among others a tip for sailors and canoeists. Every year instead of kayaking competitions here. A special highlight for the region was the stranding of the discarded Soviet destroyer Boiki on 12 November 1988., He should be towed from Murmansk to Spain for breaking up, but ran before the village Hjellsand due. The wreck remained there until 2001, was at this time but still a tourist attraction.