Myre is the administrative centre of Øksnes Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the northwestern part of the island of Langøya in the Vesterålen archipelago. Myre is one of the largest fishing villages in the Vesterålen region. Myre Church is located in this village.
The 1.69-square-kilometre (420-acre) village has a population (2018) of 2,086 which gives the village a population density of 1,234 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,200/sq mi).[1][3]
The newspaper Øksnesavisa is published in Myre.[4]
Etymology
The village's name stems from the old norse word mýrr, and is linked to the extensive amount of mires nearby.[5]
References
- ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2018). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
- ^ "Myre, Øksnes (Nordland)". yr.no. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
- ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2009-02-17). "Myre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
- ^ Smith-Meyer, Trond; Breivik Pettersen, Øyvind, eds. (2018-02-15). "Øksnesavisa". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
- ^ "Main map service of the Norwegian Insititute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO)". kilden.nibio.no. Retrieved 2024-04-09.