Bjørnskinn[2] is a village in Andøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village of Bjørnskinn lies along the southern part of the island of Andøya, about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) northwest of the larger village of Risøyhamn. The village is the site of Bjørnskinn Church which serves the southern part of Andøy Municipality.[3]
Bjørnskinn | |
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Village | |
 View of the local church | |
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  Bjørnskinn  Bjørnskinn | |
| Coordinates: 69°00′02″N 15°37′46″E / 69.00056°N 15.62944°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Northern Norway |
| County | Nordland |
| District | Vesterålen |
| Municipality | Andøy Municipality |
| Elevation | 26 m (85 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 8484 Risøyhamn |
History
editThe village was the administrative centre of the old Bjørnskinn Municipality which existed from 1924 until its dissolution in 1964.[3]
Notable residents
editNotable people that were born or lived in Bjørnskinn include:
- Helmer Hanssen (1870–1956), a Polar explorer who was on the expedition of Roald Amundsen to the South Pole
- Johan Kleppe, a member of Norwegian Parliament from Nordland (1969–1973) and defense minister in Korvald's Cabinet (1972–1973)
- Finn Myrvang (born 1937), a historian
- Augustinus Johannessøn Sellevold (1803–1893), a fisherman-farmer who was twice elected as member of the Norwegian Parliament from Nordland (1845–1848)[4]
References
edit- ^ "Bjørnskinn, Andøy" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
- ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
- ^ a b Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2016-09-10). "Bjørnskinn – bebyggelse i Andøy". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
- ^ Augustinus Johannesen Sellevold (Tilbake til Andøy)
External links
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