Vidrek

Village in Narvik Municipality, Norway
Village in Northern Norway, Norway
68°23′26″N 17°08′30″E / 68.3905°N 17.1416°E / 68.3905; 17.1416CountryNorwayRegionNorthern NorwayCountyNordlandDistrictOfotenMunicipalityNarvik MunicipalityElevation
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12 m (39 ft)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Post Code
8520 Ankenesstrand

Vidrek (Norwegian) or Vierák (Northern Sami)[2] is a small village in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located along the Ofotfjorden, just east of the Skjomen fjord. The population of the village is about 70.

On 10 April 1940, in the First Naval Battle of Narvik, the British flagship HMS Hardy was beached in flames on Vidrek, and about 30 seamen were killed.

References

  1. ^ "Vidrek, Narvik (Nordland)". yr.no. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
  2. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-08-25.


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