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
Village
Kjerringøy Location in Nordland Show map of Nordland Kjerringøy Kjerringøy (Norway) Show map of Norway
Coordinates: 67.5195°N 14.7643°E / 67.5195; 14.7643
Country	Norway
Region	Northern Norway
County	Nordland
District	Salten
Municipality	Bodø Municipality
Elevation [1]	11 m (36 ft)
Time zone	UTC+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] The trading post is well-preserved, with around 15 authentic buildings with interior.[3] It is a popular tourist destination and is often used as a location for movies.[4]

Historically, the village was the administrative centre of the old municipality of Kjerringøy which existed from 1906 until 1964.

References

External links

• http://www.kjerringoy.no
• http://www.kjerringoy.info

This Nordland location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e