Steigen

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Steigen kommune
Locator map showing Steigen within Nordland
County Nordland
District Salten
Municipality NO-1848
Administrative centre Leinesfjord
Mayor (2005) Berit Woie Berg (V)
Official language form Bokmål
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Percentage		 Ranked 105
1,007 km²
962 km²
0.31 %
Population
 - Total (2004)
 - Percentage
 - Change (10 years)
 - Density		 Ranked 282
2,863
0.06 %
-10.3 %
3/km²
Coordinates 67°47′N 15°10′E
www.steigen.kommune.no

Data from Statistics Norway

Coordinates: 67°47′N 15°10′E

Steigen is a municipality located in the county of Nordland, Norway. Steigen is located at the coast, about 100 km north of Bodø, well inside the Arctic Circle. Steigen borders Hamarøy municipality in the north and Sørfold municipality to the south. Vestfjord and Lofoten is located west of Steigen. The world's most northern naturally occurring Hazel forest is located in Steigen municipality, in Prestegårdsskogen nature reserve. The road to Steigen departs from the E6 and makes use of the 8 km long Steigentunnelen (see World's longest tunnels).

Steigen
Steigen

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old farm Steigen (Norse Steig), since the first church was built there. The name is derived from the verb stíga 'mount, rise' - and it is referring to the high and steep mountain Steigtinden (tinden = 'the peak') behind the farm.

The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1991). It shows three axe heads from the Viking Age.



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