THE BUILDING LANDSCAPE

Nusfjord has an intertwining building area, which evolved at the end of the 19th –Century and the beginning of the 20th-Century. 

The building complex has survived as a homogenous unit, unscathed by fires or intrusive elements of modern architecture. This gives Nusfjord its uniqueness. Under UNESCO’s  Cultural Protection Act of 1975  Nusfjord was one of three pilot projects in Norway aimed at preserving and promoting areas containing unique wooden structures.

Nusfjord is considered the best preserved fiskevær (fishing village) in Norway. Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of the earliest “industrial fishing” in the Nordland region. Diggings have uncovered settlements from the 5th-Century.

Four buildings from the turn of the 19-Century are under protection, as well as the power station.