Stamsund

Norway

Stamsund is a fishing village in Vestvågøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the southern side of the island of Vestvågøy in the Lofoten archipelago, along the Vestfjorden. The village is located about 12km east of the town of Leknes. The 1.06km2 village has a population (2018) of 1,092 which gives the village a population density of 1030PD/km2. Historically, the village was the administrative centre of Hol Municipality from 1919 until 1963.