Editing Moskenes Municipality

{{short description|Municipality in Nordland, Norway}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Moskenes
|native_name            =
|native_name_lang       =
|other_name             =
|former_name            =
|image_skyline          = Reine Lofoten.jpg
|image_caption          = View of Reine in Moskenes
|idnumber               = 1874
|county                 = Nordland
|district               = Lofoten
|capital                = [[Reine]]
|established            = 1 July 1916
|preceded               = [[Flakstad Municipality]]
|demonym                = Moskenesfjerding
|language               = Neutral
|coatofarms             = Moskenes komm.svg
|flag                   = 
|webpage                = www.moskenes.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Hanna Sverdrup
|mayor_party            = [[bygdeliste|Local list]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2023
|elevation_max_m        = 1026.38
|highest_point_ref      = <ref name="elev">{{Cite web |date=2024-01-16 |title=Høgaste fjelltopp i kvar kommune |url=https://www.kartverket.no/til-lands/fakta-om-norge/hoyeste-fjelltopp-i-kommunen |publisher=[[Kartverket]] |language=no}}</ref>
|area_rank              = 322
|area_total_km2         = 118.78
|area_land_km2          = 110.47
|area_water_km2         = 8.31
|area_water_percent     = 7
|population_as_of       = 2024
|population_rank        = 338
|population_total       = 954
|population_density_km2 = 8
|population_increase    = -13.9
|coordinates            = {{coord|67|55|31|N|12|57|32|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
}}

'''Moskenes''' is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Nordland]] [[Counties of Norway|county]], [[Norway]]. The municipality comprises the southern part of the island of [[Moskenesøya]] in the [[Districts of Norway|traditional district]] of [[Lofoten]]. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality is the village of [[Reine]]. Other villages include [[Sørvågen, Moskenes|Sørvågen]], [[Hamnøya]], and [[Å, Moskenes|Å]].

The {{convert|119|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 322nd largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Moskenes is the 338th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 954. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|8|PD/km2}} and its population has decreased by 13.9% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="ssb area">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/09280/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

The municipal government owes {{NOK|100 million|link=yes}} (as of 2022), and the significance of this debt has made it difficult to find a neighboring municipality that is interested in merging with Moskenes.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Moskenes kommune vedtok budsjett med 40 millioner kroner i minus |language=no |work=[[NRK]] |url=https://www.nrk.no/nordland/moskenes-kommune-vedtok-budsjett-med-40-millioner-kroner-i-minus-1.16213772 |access-date=2022-12-09}}</ref>

==History==
The municipality was established on 1 July 1916 when the southern part of [[Flakstad Municipality]] was separated to become Moskenes. Initially, Moskenes had a population of 1,306.

On 1 January 1964, the Flakstad Municipality and Moskenes Municipality were reunited, as a new, larger Moskenes Municipality. Prior to the merger, Moskenes had 2,001 residents and the new municipality of Moskenes had 4,068 residents. This new municipality did not last long because on 1 January 1976, [[Flakstad Municipality]] broke away again to once again form a separate municipality. This left Moskenes with 1,705 residents.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |year=1999 |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |language=no}}</ref>

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the old ''Moskenes'' farm (historically spelled "Muskenes" in 1567) since the first [[Moskenes Church]] was built there. The first element is likely an old name for the island. It may have been derived from the word {{lang|non|mosk}} or {{lang|non|musk}}which means "[[sea spray]]" . The last element is {{wikt-lang|non|nes}} which means "[[headland]]".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K21BAAAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Nordlands amt |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |year=1905 |edition=16 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=345 |language=no |author-link=Oluf Rygh}}</ref> {{see also|Moskenstraumen}}

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 12 September 1986. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Azure (heraldry)|Azure]], a gurge [[argent]]"'' ({{langx|no|I blått en sølv spiral}}). This means the arms have a blue [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a [[vortex]] [[spiral]]. The spiral has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[argent]] which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The blue color in the field and the spiral were chosen to represent vortexes or [[whirlpool]]s, such as the [[Moskenstraumen]], which appear in the channel just south of the island of [[Moskenesøya]] when the tide comes in, making it a hazardous channel. The arms were designed by [[Arvid Sveen]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Moskenes |access-date=2023-02-03 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Moskenes, Nordland |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-18-74.html |access-date=2023-02-03 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1986-09-12 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1986-09-12-1841 |access-date=2023-02-03 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref>

==Culture==
===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has one parish ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within Moskenes Municipality. It is part of the [[Lofoten prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Moskenes'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="2"|Moskenes||[[Moskenes Church]]||[[Moskenes (village)|Moskenes]]||1819
|-
|[[Reine Church]]||[[Reine]]||1890
|}

==Attractions==
Moskenes is among the most scenic municipalities in all Norway, and the picturesque fishing villages of [[Hamnøya]], [[Reine]], [[Sørvågen, Moskenes|Sørvågen]], [[Moskenes (village)|Moskenes]], [[Å, Moskenes|Å]], and [[Tind]] all have a dramatic backdrop of jagged peaks rising above the [[Vestfjorden (Norway)|Vestfjorden]]. The historic [[Glåpen Lighthouse]] is located just east of Sørvågen.

Between Lofotodden, the southwestern tip of the Lofoten chain, and the offshore island of [[Mosken]], there is the tidal current of [[Moskenstraumen]]. This is better known internationally as the Maelstrom, feared by all sailors. On the isolated northwestern coast of the island, there are also interesting [[Stone Age]] cave paintings. The highest mountain is [[Hermannsdalstinden]] at {{convert|1029|m|ft}}. [[Lofotodden National Park]] is partially located within the municipality.

==Government==
Moskenes Municipality is responsible for [[primary education]] (through 10th grade), outpatient [[Health care|health services]], [[old age|senior citizen]] services, [[welfare spending|welfare]] and other [[Social work|social services]], [[zoning]], [[economic development]], and municipal [[road]]s and utilities. The municipality is governed by a [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] of [[Direct election|directly elected]] representatives. The [[mayor]] is [[Indirect election|indirectly elected]] by a vote of the municipal council.<ref name="ks">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=kommunestyre |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/kommunestyre |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=Norwegian |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene |accessdate=2022-10-14}}</ref> The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the [[Salten og Lofoten District Court]] and the [[Hålogaland Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] {{lang|no|(Kommunestyre)}} of Moskenes is made up of 17 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political [[Political party|party]].
{{div col}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Moskenes
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Nordland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/nordland/moskenes#seats |access-date=2023-12-27 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|Total                     = 17
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 4
|otherparty                = Local List in Moskenes
|otherparty_no             = Bygdelista i Moskenes
|otherparty_number         = 4
|otherparty1               = Moskenes Common List
|otherparty_no1            = Moskenes Fellesliste
|otherparty_number1        = 9
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Moskenes
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2019 - Nordland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/nordland/moskenes#seats |access-date=2019-10-27 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|otherparty                = Local List in Moskenes
|otherparty_no             = Bygdelista i Moskenes
|otherparty_number         = 8
|otherparty1               = Moskenes Common List
|otherparty_no1            = Moskenes Fellesliste
|otherparty_number1        = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Moskenes
|start                     = 2015
|end                       = 2019
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg">{{Cite web |title=Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/04813/ |publisher=Statistics Norway |language=no}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 11
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Høyre                     = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|otherparty                = Local List in Moskenes
|otherparty_no             = Bygdelista i Moskenes
|otherparty_number         = 3
|otherparty1               = Moskenes Common List
|otherparty_no1            = Moskenes Fellesliste
|otherparty_number1        = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Moskenes
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Nordland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/nordland/moskenes#seats |access-date=2019-10-27 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|otherparty                = Local list in Moskenes
|otherparty_no             = Bygdelista i Moskenes
|otherparty_number         = 4
|otherparty1               = Moskenes Common List
|otherparty_no1            = Moskenes Fellesliste
|otherparty_number1        = 8
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Moskenes
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|otherparty                = Local list in Moskenes
|otherparty_no             = Bygdelista i Moskenes 
|otherparty_number         = 2
|otherparty1               = Moskenes common list
|otherparty_no1            = Moskenes fellesliste
|otherparty_number1        = 8
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Moskenes
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 8
|otherparty                = Local list in Moskenes
|otherparty_no             = Bygdelista i Moskenes
|otherparty_number         = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Moskenes
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|otherparty                = Local list western part of Moskenes
|otherparty_no             = Bygdeliste vestre del av Moskenes
|otherparty_number         = 5
|otherparty1               = Moskenes common list
|otherparty_no1            = Moskenes fellesliste
|otherparty_number1        = 8
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Moskenes
|start                     = 1995
|end                       = 1999
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1996 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|otherparty                = Moskenes common list
|otherparty_no             = Moskenes fellesliste 
|otherparty_number         = 10
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Moskenes
|start                     = 1991
|end                       = 1995
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1993 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|otherparty                = Moskenes common list 
|otherparty_no             = Moskenes fellesliste 
|otherparty_number         = 10
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Moskenes
|start                     = 1987
|end                       = 1991
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1988 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|otherparty                = Moskenes common list
|otherparty_no             = Moskenes fellesliste
|otherparty_number         = 6
|otherparty1               = Moskenes Social-Democratic List
|otherparty_no1            = Moskenes Sosialdemokratiske liste 
|otherparty_number1        = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Moskenes
|start                     = 1983
|end                       = 1987
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1984 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|otherparty                = Moskenes Common list
|otherparty_no             = Moskenes Samlingsliste
|otherparty_number         = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Moskenes
|start                     = 1979
|end                       = 1983
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1979 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|otherparty                = Moskenes common list
|otherparty_no             = Moskenes Samlingsliste
|otherparty_number         = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Moskenes
|start                     = 1975
|end                       = 1979
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1977 |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|otherparty                = Moskenes common list
|otherparty_no             = Moskenes Samlingsliste
|otherparty_number         = 5
|note = [[Flakstad Municipality]] was separated (once again) from Moskenes Municipality on 1 January 1976.
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Moskenes
|start                     = 1971
|end                       = 1975
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1973 |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Local_Lists               = 16
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Moskenes
|start                     = 1967
|end                       = 1971
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Local_Lists               = 17
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Moskenes
|start                     = 1963
|end                       = 1967
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1964 |title=Kommunevalgene 1963 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_138.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Local_Lists               = 19
|note = [[Flakstad Municipality]] became part of Moskenes Municipality on 1 January 1964.
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Moskenes
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1959
|end                       = 1963
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1960 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_022.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 13
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Local_Lists               = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Moskenes
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1955
|end                       = 1959
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1957 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_252.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 13
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 1
|Local_Lists               = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Moskenes
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1951
|end                       = 1955
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1952 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_120.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 12
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Local_Lists               = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Moskenes
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1947
|end                       = 1951
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1948 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_165.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 12
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 3
|Local_Lists               = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Moskenes
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1945
|end                       = 1947
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1947 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_133.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 12
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Local_Lists               = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Moskenes
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1937
|end                       = 1941* 
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1938 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_133.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 12
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Local_Lists               = 5
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayor]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Moskenes is the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who have held this position (incomplete list):<ref>{{cite web|editor1-last=Fiva|editor1-first=Jon H|editor2-first=Rune J.|editor2-last=Sørensen |editor3-first=Reidar |editor3-last=Vøllo |year=2024|title=Local Candidate Dataset|url=https://www.jon.fiva.no/docs/FivaSorensenVollo2024.pdf}}</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
*1945-1945: [[Sigurd Lund Hamran]] ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1961-1961: [[Sigurd Lund Hamran]] ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1963-1971: [[Sigurd Lund Hamran]] ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1971-1975: Arthur Valen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1975-1983: Hans Husby ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1983-1987: [[Rolf Bendiksen]] ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1987-2003: Geir Wulff-Nilsen ([[Bygdeliste|LL]])
*2003-2007: [[Lillian Hansen]] ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2007-2011: Geir Wulff-Nilsen ([[Bygdeliste|LL]])
*2011-2023: Lillian Rasmussen ([[Bygdeliste|LL]]/[[Socialist Left Party (Norway)|SV]])
*2023–present: Hanna Sverdrup ([[Bygdeliste|LL]])
{{div col end}}

==Geography==
Moskenes has a [[subarctic climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Dfc''). The municipality of Moskenes lies near the southern end of the Lofoten [[archipelago]] on the southern part of the island of Moskenesøya. The [[Vestfjorden]] lies to the east, the Moskenstraumen strait lies to the south, and the [[Norwegian Sea]] lies to the west. [[Flakstad Municipality]] lies to the north (on the northern part of the same island) and the nearby [[Værøy Municipality]] is located on islands about {{convert|20|km}} to the south. The highest point in the municipality is the {{convert|1026.38|m|adj=on}} tall mountain [[Hermannsdalstinden]].<ref name="elev" />

===Climate===
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|Feb precipitation days=17.8
|Mar precipitation days=16.6
|Apr precipitation days=16.2
|May precipitation days=12.6
|Jun precipitation days=11.5
|Jul precipitation days=12.8
|Aug precipitation days=13.9
|Sep precipitation days=19.0
|Oct precipitation days=21.3
|Nov precipitation days=20.5
|Dec precipitation days=21.8
|year precipitation days=203.6
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==Notable people==
[[File:Lillian Hansen - Arbeiderpartiet.jpg|125px|thumb|Lillian Hansen, 2012]]
* [[Birger Eriksen]] (1875 in Flakstad – 1958), a naval commander at [[Oscarsborg Fortress]], where the [[German cruiser Blücher]] was sunk in 1940
* [[Rolv Thesen]] (1896 in Moskenes – 1966), a poet, literary researcher, and literary critic
* [[Rolf Bendiksen]] (born 1938 in Moskenes), a Norwegian politician who was Mayor of Moskenes from 1983 to 1987
* [[Lillian Hansen]] (born 1957 in Moskenes), a bus driver, member of parliament, and mayor
* [[Hank von Helvete|Hans Erik Dyvik Husby]] (born 1972), known as ''Hank von Hell'', a punk rock musician who lived in Moskenes

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed">
AA lofoten.JPG|Near Å, Moskenes
Gunnar Berg Fiskebåter ved Reine.jpg|''Fiskebåter ved Reine''; by [[Gunnar Berg (painter)|Gunnar Berg]].
Soervaagen sentrum.JPG|Sørvågen
moskenes-1.jpg|Moskenes to the west
Djupfjorden, 2010 09.jpg|Djupfjorden in 2010 September.
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/moskenes Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-2AJgC8Mww Video:Driving the E10 road in Moskenes]

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