Bjørnskinn

Bjørnskinn 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 the municipality. The village was also the administrative centre of the old municipality of Bjørnskinn which existed from 1924 until its dissolution in 1964.[2]

Bjørnskinn
Village
View of the local church
Bjørnskinn
Location in Nordland
Coordinates: 69°00′02″N 15°37′46″E
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyNordland
DistrictVesterålen
MunicipalityAndøy Municipality
Elevation26 m (85 ft)
Post Code
8484 Risøyhamn

Notable residents

Notable people that were born or lived in Bjørnskinn include:

References

  1. "Bjørnskinn, Andøy" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
  2. Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2016-09-10). "Bjørnskinn – bebyggelse i Andøy". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
  3. Augustinus Johannesen Sellevold (Tilbake til Andøy)


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