Bjerkaker is a neighborhood in the city of Tromsø in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located on the southern tip of the island of Tromsøya. Before 1 July 1955, Bjerkaker was part of the former Tromsøysund Municipality. Each summer, the Bukta Tromsø Open Air Festival is held at Telegrafbukta in Bjerkaker.
Bjerkaker | |
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Neighborhood in Tromsø | |
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| Coordinates: 69°37′56″N 18°55′13″E / 69.63222°N 18.92028°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Northern Norway |
| County | Troms |
| District | Midt-Troms |
| Municipality | Tromsø Municipality |
| Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 9006 Tromsø |
In April 2003, about 40 people met up at Bjerkaker school and founded an informal Sør-Tromsøya Borough Council.[2] A list of the members can be found on their Web pages.[3]
The German battleship Tirpitz was sunk by British bombers between Bjerkaker and Håkøya in 1944.
Media gallery
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View of Telegrafbukta in southern Bjerkaker -
Midnight sun over Bjerkaker
References
edit- ^ "Bjerkaker" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
- ^ "Sør-Tromsøya bydelsråd etablert". Tromsø Kommune. April 2003. Archived from the original on 2014-08-11. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
- ^ Protokoll 2012
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