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Bøstad

Bøstad is a village in Vestvågøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located along the European route E10 highway just next to the hamlet of Borg in the central part of the island of Vestvågøya in the Lofoten archipelago. Borge Church is located in Borg, very close to the village of Bøstad. Historically, this village was the administrative centre of the old Borge Municipality which existed from 1838 until 1963.

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Coordinates: 68°15′06″N 13°46′07″E / 68.2518°N 13.7687°E / 68.2518; 13.7687
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyNordland
DistrictLofoten
MunicipalityVestvågøy Municipality
Elevation19 m (62 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
8360 Bøstad

Bøstad is a village in Vestvågøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located along the European route E10 highway just next to the hamlet of Borg (and the Lofotr museum) in the central part of the island of Vestvågøya in the Lofoten archipelago. Borge Church is located in Borg, very close to the village of Bøstad.2 Historically, this village was the administrative centre of the old Borge Municipality which existed from 1838 until 1963.

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  1. "Bøstad, Vestvågøy (Nordland)". yr.no. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
  2. "Tourist information" (in Norwegian). bøstad.no. Archived from the original on 2012-02-10. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
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