Ramberg
Description
Ramberg is a village on the island of Flakstadøya in the Lofoten archipelago in Nordland county, Norway. The village is also the administrative centre of Flakstad municipality. It has approximately 350 inhabitants. The European route E10 highway passes through Ramberg
Ramberg has a library, a small shopping centre with a supermarket including postal services, an unmanned petrol station, a restaurant and pub, and a bank. The youth club regularly shows films in the community hall which is also used for functions. Ramberg school, located by the beach, caters for students from 1st to 10th grade and has both a swimming pool and a high standard synthetic grass soccer field. Ramberg is also famous for its white sand beach. Norway's Crown Prince, Prince Haakon kited at Ramberg beach during the Easter holidays in 2012.
Flakstad Church is located about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) northeast of Ramberg. It is the second church building to exist on this site since 1430. The timber used for the church comes from Russia—the people of Flakstad exchanged fish for timber during the Pomor trade. This is why the steeple has a Russian Orthodox look.