Åbygda

Åbygda
Aabygda (historic spelling)
Village
Photography of Åbygda, taken from Skarstadfjellet
Photography of Åbygda, taken from Skarstadfjellet
Map
Åbygda is located in Nordland
Åbygda
Åbygda
Åbygda is located in Norway
Åbygda
Åbygda
Coordinates: 65°02′52″N 12°30′09″E / 65.0478°N 12.5024°E / 65.0478; 12.5024
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyNordland
DistrictHelgeland
MunicipalityBindal Municipality
Elevation
[1]
10 m (30 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
7980 Terråk

Åbygda[2] is a village in Bindal Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located along the river Åbjøra, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southeast of the villages of Vassås and Terråk.[3]

Åbygda is the birthplace of Otto Sverdrup, a polar explorer, who was the skipper on the polar expedition ship Fram to both the North Pole and South Pole.

References

  1. ^ "Åbygda, Bindal (Nordland)". yr.no. Retrieved 2019-02-24.
  2. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
  3. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Bindal" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-11-01.


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