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Åbygda[2] is a village in Bindal Municipality 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.[3]
Åbygda
Aabygda (historic spelling) | |
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Village | |
 Photography of Åbygda, taken from Skarstadfjellet | |
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  Åbygda  Åbygda | |
| Coordinates: 65°02′52″N 12°30′09″E / 65.0478°N 12.5024°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Northern Norway |
| County | Nordland |
| District | Helgeland |
| Municipality | Bindal Municipality |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 7980 Terråk |
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
edit- ^ "Åbygda, Bindal (Nordland)". yr.no. Retrieved 2019-02-24.
- ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
- ^ Store norske leksikon. "Bindal" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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