Å is a village in Andøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located on the east coast of the island of Andøya along the Andfjorden. The village of Dverberg lies about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) to the north and the village of Åse lies about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the south. Its sign is often replaced due to people stealing it for novelty purposes.

Å
Village
View of the sign at the entrance to the village
Å Location in Nordland Show map of Nordland Å Å (Norway) Show map of Norway
Coordinates: 69.0508°N 15.8698°E / 69.0508; 15.8698
Country	Norway
Region	Northern Norway
County	Nordland
District	Vesterålen
Municipality	Andøy
Elevation [1]	5 m (16 ft)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	8485 Dverberg

See also

• List of short place names
• Place names considered unusual

Name

The village (originally a farm) was first mentioned in 1567 ("Aa"). The name is from Old Norse á, which means "(small) river".[2]

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