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  Narvik - city of the navies! The world´s major ore shipment installations, Miss Svarta Bjørn and the Winter Festival. But the town also has a unique war history: In Narvik, the German army met its first defeat of the Second World War. Come to Narvik, to speed down the mountain on skis or snowboard in the middle of May, play golf in the light of the midnight sun or cast a line from a boat on the calm fjord waters. Narvik harbour, despite being so far north, is free of ice all year round thanks to the Gulf Stream. That is how the town was chosen in its day as the export harbour for iron ore from mines in Northern Sweden.
 It takes only 7 minutes to climb 670 metres up to the Fjell restaurant on Fagernesfjellet mountain. From the top, there are plenty of good trails and you´re most likely to see hanggliders and paragliders floating down the mountainsides.The skiing season is a long one in Narvik. It starts in October / November with floodlit runs during the dark winter months, and lasts until May. Just over the border into Sweden, the ski season lasts even longer until Midsummer Day. On Fagernesfjellet, 5 ski lifts take you up to heights of 1003 metres above sea level. From the top, you can follow precipitous slopes almost down to the water´s edge. Over recent years, Narvik has become increasingly popular with snowboarders from all over the world. You´ll also see a growing number of Telemark skiers on the slopes. Narvik´s high mountains and fjord make it the perfect skiing destination, with plenty of downhill excitement. The cross-country runs are also excellent, even during the summer. Since the Ofotbanen railway was opened by King Oscar II in 1903, it has been used to transport iron ore and passengers between Kiruna in Sweden and Narvik. The railway climbs over the mountainside towards the Swedish border, rising farther and farther away from the waters of the Rombaksfjord below. From the top, you get an excellent view of the wreck of a German torpedo boat sunk in the waters during the war. A trip on this railway is an absolute must when staying in Narvik. The landscape along this stretch of railway must have proved a considerable challenge for the railway workers. Today, the road built alongside the railway for the workers is a delightful trek, with interesting remains from the days the railway was built. In 1997, the Rallarvegen road was voted best outdoors area of the year. |
The town is in the region of Nordland, and sits on the Narvik peninsula, at the head of the Ofotfjord, surrounded by Swedish mountains and high plains. Sports lovers from all corners of the world come to Narvik to go skiing, snowboarding, mountain climbing or potholing. The actual town of Narvik is circled by the towering peaks of Sleeping Queen, Tøttatoppen and Fagernesfjellet. The most characteristic of these is the Sleeping Queen. This peak is topped with snow all year round, and after the dark winter months, the sun always reappears on 6 February over Sleeping Queen. It is rumoured that the mountain is named after Queen Victoria of England. The actual mountain looks like a woman´s head in profile. Queen Victoria is said to have enjoyed the great privilege of anaesthetics when she gave birth to her children. An Englishman from the British railway company which started the construction of the Ofotbanen railway thought that the mountain looked like the anaesthetised queen, and the name stuck. Its real name is Kongsbakktind. |