Åbygda

Village in Northern Norway, Norway
65°02′52″N 12°30′09″E / 65.0478°N 12.5024°E / 65.0478; 12.5024CountryNorwayRegionNorthern NorwayCountyNordlandDistrictHelgelandMunicipalityBindalElevation
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10 m (30 ft)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Post Code
7980 Terråk

Åbygda is a village in the municipality of Bindal 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.[2]

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. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Bindal" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-11-01.


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