Skjerstad

This article is about the village in Bodø, Norway. For the former municipality in Nordland, Norway, see Skjerstad Municipality.
Village
View of the village
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Skjerstad is located in Nordland
Skjerstad
Skjerstad
Skjerstad is located in Norway
Skjerstad
Skjerstad
Coordinates: 67°13′59″N 15°01′33″E / 67.2331°N 15.0257°E / 67.2331; 15.0257
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyNordland
DistrictSalten
MunicipalityBodø Municipality
Elevation
[1]
28 m (92 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
8102 Skjerstad

Skjerstad (Norwegian; pronounced [ˈʂæ̀ːʂtɑ]) or Skierrestáde (Lule Sami)[2] is a village in Bodø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The small village of Skjerstad sits at the mouth of the Misværfjorden, where it joins Skjerstadfjorden. The village is also the location of Skjerstad Church. The village was the namesake of the old Skjerstad Municipality which existed from 1838 until 2005.

History

Skjerstad is possibly the place of execution of Norse chieftain Raud den Rame by King Olaf Tryggvason, and the location of the annual historical hoax play called "Ragnhilds Drøm" (transl. Ragnhild's Dream).[3][4]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "Skjerstad, Bodø (Nordland)". yr.no. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
  2. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  3. ^ "Vikingskip" (in Norwegian). Salten Museum. Archived from the original on 2007-03-11. Retrieved 2007-07-27.
  4. ^ "Sagaspillet "Ragnhilds drøm"" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-07-27.


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