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.

Kjerringøy tradingpost
Midnight sun in Kjerringøy
This article is about the village in Bodø, Norway. For the former municipality in Norway, see Kjerringøy (municipality).
Kjerringøy
Village
Kjerringøy
Location in Nordland
Kjerringøy
Kjerringøy (Norway)
Coordinates: 67.5195°N 14.7643°E / 67.5195; 14.7643
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyNordland
DistrictSalten
MunicipalityBodø Municipality
Elevation11 m (36 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
8093 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
  1. "Kjerringøy, Bodø (Nordland)". yr.no. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
  2. Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2016-05-30). "Kjerringøy handelssted". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-09-15.


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