Dverberg or Myre (Norwegian)[2] or Dearka (Northern Sami)[3] is a small village in Andøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the east coast of the island of Andøya, along the Andfjorden, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of the large village of Andenes. Dverberg Church is a wooden, octagonal church built in 1843, located on the north end of the village.[4]
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  Dverberg  Dverberg | |
| Coordinates: 69°06′23″N 15°57′50″E / 69.1064°N 15.9640°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Northern Norway |
| County | Nordland |
| District | Vesterålen |
| Municipality | Andøy Municipality |
| Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 8485 Dverberg |
As of 2010, the village of Dverberg/Myre had around 250 inhabitants.[5]
Notable residents
edit- Torstein Raaby (1918-1964), a Norwegian resistance fighter and explorer
References
edit- ^ "Dverberg, Andøy (Nordland)". yr.no. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
- ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn Myre". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
- ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn Dverberg". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
- ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2016-09-10). "Dverberg – tettbebyggelse i Andøy". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
- ^ Jacobsen, Billy. "Dverberg". In Hans-Tore Bjerkaas (ed.). NRK Nordland Fylkesleksikon (in Norwegian). NRK. Archived from the original on 13 April 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
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