Å, Andøy
Village in Andøy Municipality, Norway
Village in Northern Norway, Norway
69°03′03″N 15°52′11″E / 69.0508°N 15.8698°E / 69.0508; 15.8698[1]
8485 Dverberg
Å[2] 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.
Name
The village (originally a farm) was first mentioned in 1567 ("Aa"). The name is from the Old Norse word á, which means "(small) river".[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Å, Andøy (Nordland)". yr.no. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
- ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
- ^ Rygh, Oluf (1905). Norske gaardnavne: Nordlands amt (in Norwegian) (16 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 401.
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