Gravermarka
Village in Vågan Municipality, Norway
title: "Gravermarka" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["villages-in-nordland", "vågan-municipality", "populated-places-of-arctic-norway", "viking-age-populated-places"] description: "Village in Vågan Municipality, Norway" topic_path: "geography/norway" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravermarka" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Village in Vågan Municipality, Norway ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Gravermarka |
| other_name | Gravermark |
| settlement_type | Village |
| mapframe | yes |
| mapframe-zoom | 11 |
| mapframe-marker | village |
| pushpin_map | Nordland#Norway |
| pushpin_label | Gravermarka |
| pushpin_label_position | left |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Norway |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Northern Norway |
| subdivision_type2 | County |
| subdivision_name2 | Nordland |
| subdivision_type3 | District |
| subdivision_name3 | Lofoten |
| subdivision_type4 | Municipality |
| subdivision_name4 | Vågan Municipality |
| timezone1 | CET |
| utc_offset1 | +01:00 |
| timezone1_DST | CEST |
| utc_offset1_DST | +02:00 |
| postal_code_type | Post Code |
| postal_code | 8313 Kleppstad |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_m | 12 |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| :: |
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Gravermarka is a small village in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the western side of the island of Austvågøya in the Lofoten archipelago. The village of Sydalen lies about 1.5 km southeast of the village.
Gravermarka has a population of about 60 inhabitants. The village has been a documented settlement since the 1600s, but it probably goes back to the Viking Age. Three Viking graves have been found in the village. There are two farms and a local shop in the village. There has been plans to restore the local fishery that has been out of business for 20 years for some sort of industry. The majority of the population work in the nearby town of Svolvær.
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/41/Gravermark-1938.JPG" caption="Gravermarka in 1938: Photo of the local shop"] ::
Population
::data[format=table]
| Year | 1865 | 1900 | 2008 | 2010 | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 55 | 51 | 60 | ||
| :: |
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/Gravermarka-wide.jpg" caption="Gravermarka seen from «Nøkkåsen» in Easter of 2009. ''Photo: Jørn Sund-Henriksen''"] ::
References
References
- "Gravermarka, Vågan (Nordland)". [[yr.no]].
- "Informasjon om stadnamn". [[Norwegian Mapping Authority.
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