Bjørnskinn

For the former municipality (1924–1964) in Nordland, Norway, see Bjørnskinn Municipality.

Bjørnskinn
Village
View of the local church
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Coordinates: 69°00′02″N 15°37′46″E
Country	Norway
Region	Northern Norway
County	Nordland
District	Vesterålen
Municipality	Andøy Municipality
Elevation [1]	26 m (85 ft)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	8484 Risøyhamn

Bjørnskinn[2] 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 Andøy Municipality.[3]

History

The village was the administrative centre of the old Bjørnskinn Municipality which existed from 1924 until its dissolution in 1964.[3]

Notable residents

Notable people that were born or lived in Bjørnskinn include:

• Helmer Hanssen (1870–1956), a Polar explorer who was on the expedition of Roald Amundsen to the South Pole
• Johan Kleppe, a member of Norwegian Parliament from Nordland (1969–1973) and defense minister in Korvald's Cabinet (1972–1973)
• Finn Myrvang (born 1937), a historian
• Augustinus Johannessøn Sellevold (1803–1893), a fisherman-farmer who was twice elected as member of the Norwegian Parliament from Nordland (1845–1848)[4]

References

1. "Bjørnskinn, Andøy" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
2. "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
3. Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2016-09-10). "Bjørnskinn – bebyggelse i Andøy". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
4. Augustinus Johannesen Sellevold (Tilbake til Andøy)

External links

• Picture portfolio of Bjørnskinn