Kjerringøy | |
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Village | |
)  Kjerringøy Location in Nordland ) Kjerringøy Kjerringøy (Norway) | |
| Coordinates: 67°31′10″N 14°45′51″E / 67.5195°N 14.7643°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Northern Norway |
| County | Nordland |
| District | Salten |
| Municipality | Bodø Municipality |
| Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 8093 Kjerringøy |
Kjerringøy is a village in Bodø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of the town of Bodø, along the Karlsøyfjorden, just south of the entrance to the Folda fjord. The Kjerringøy Church is located in the village.
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Kjerringøy tradingpost
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Midnight sun in Kjerringøy
The Kjerringøy trading post, a part of the Nordland Museum, is located in the village.[2]
Historically, the village was the administrative centre of the old municipality of Kjerringøy which existed from 1906 until 1964.
References
- ^ "Kjerringøy, Bodø (Nordland)". yr.no. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
- ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2016-05-30). "Kjerringøy handelssted". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
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