Tranøy, Hamarøy
Village in Northern Norway, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Tranøy
Tranøya | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 68.1835°N 15.6622°E / 68.1835; 15.6622 | |
Country | Norway |
Region | Northern Norway |
County | Nordland |
District | Salten |
Municipality | Hamarøy |
Elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Post Code | 8297 Tranøy |
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The novelist Knut Hamsun worked as a shop assistant at Tranøy in his younger days.[2]