Baggen is an island in the northwest of the Swedish sector of the Bay of Bothnia, in the PiteÃÂ¥ archipelago.
Baggen is about from Renöhamn. The island can be reached by boat from PiteÃÂ¥ in 10 to 25 minutes depending on weather conditions. There are rental cabins. The west side of the island has steep rocky cliffs. The name may have Sami origin, from the word "Pakte", meaning "crag". Baggen has an open air chapel, which is often used for marriages. It consists of a wooden cross, a simple altar in the form of a flat stone slab and benches of rough hewn logs.
The island has been considered as a site for wind power generation, as have RÃÂ¥nön in Kalix, Vargön in PiteÃÂ¥ and Stor-Brändön in LuleÃÂ¥. However a 2009 report concluded that construction could not be justified given the relatively small potential capacity, the cost and environmental damage.
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