Å, Andøy

Å
Village
View of the sign at the entrance to the village
Å Location in Nordland
Coordinates: 69°03′02″N 15°52′11″E / 69.05056°N 15.86972°ECoordinates: 69°03′02″N 15°52′11″E / 69.05056°N 15.86972°E
Country	Norway
Region	Northern Norway
County	Nordland
District	Vesterålen
Municipality	Andøy
Elevation[1]	5 m (16 ft)
Time zone	CET (UTC+01:00)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code	8485 Dverberg

Å is a village in the municipality of Andøy in Nordland county, Norway. It 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 Old Norse á, which means "(small) river".^[2]

References

1. "Å, Andøy" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
2. Rygh, Oluf (1905). Norske gaardnavne: Nordlands amt (in Norwegian) (16 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 401.