Tranøy, Hamarøy

Tranøy
Tranøya
Village
Tranøy

Location in Nordland

Coordinates: 68°10′54″N 15°39′49″E / 68.18167°N 15.66361°E / 68.18167; 15.66361Coordinates: 68°10′54″N 15°39′49″E / 68.18167°N 15.66361°E / 68.18167; 15.66361
Country Norway
Region Northern Norway
County Nordland
District Salten
Municipality Hamarøy
Elevation[1] 20 m (70 ft)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code 8297 Tranøy

Tranøy or Tranøya is a village and ancient trade centre in the municipality of Hamarøy in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the end of a peninsula about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) north of the municipal centre, Oppeid. The Tranøy Lighthouse is located west of the village on a small islet connected to the mainland by a pedestrian bridge.

The novelist Knut Hamsun worked as a shop assistant at Tranøy in his younger days.[2]

References

  1. "Tranøy" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2012-05-04.
  2. Store norske leksikon. "Tranøy – grend" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-05-03.
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