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{{Short description|Village in Andøy Municipality, Norway}}
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|official_name = Å
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|image_skyline = Å i Andøy del.jpg
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|pushpin_map_caption = Location in [[Nordland]]
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|subdivision_name3 = [[Vesterålen]]
|subdivision_name3 = [[Vesterålen]]
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|subdivision_type4 = [[List of municipalities of Norway|Municipality]]
|subdivision_name4 = [[Andøy]]
|subdivision_name4 = [[Andøy Municipality]]
|timezone1 = [[Central European Time|CET]]
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|elevation_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|title=Å, Andøy (Nordland)|url=https://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Nordland/And%C3%B8y/%C3%85/|publisher=[[yr.no]]|accessdate=2019-01-01}}</ref>}}
|elevation_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|title=Å, Andøy (Nordland)|url=https://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Nordland/And%C3%B8y/%C3%85/|publisher=[[yr.no]]|accessdate=2019-01-01}}</ref>}}


'''Å''' is a [[village]] in [[Andøy Municipality]] in [[Nordland]] county, [[Norway]]. The village is located on the east coast of the island of [[Andøya]] along the [[Andfjorden]]. The village of [[Dverberg]] lies about {{convert|8|km}} to the north and the village of [[Åse, Nordland|Åse]] lies about {{convert|5|km}} to the south. Its sign is often replaced due to people stealing it for novelty purposes.
'''Å'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/146916|title=Informasjon om stadnamn|website=Norgeskart|publisher=[[Norwegian Mapping Authority|Kartverket]]|language=no|accessdate=2024-08-17}}</ref> is a [[village]] in [[Andøy Municipality]] in [[Nordland]] county, [[Norway]] The village is located on the east coast of the island of [[Andøya]] along the [[Andfjorden]]. The village of [[Dverberg]] lies about {{convert|8|km}} to the north and the village of [[Åse, Nordland|Åse]] lies about {{convert|5|km}} to the south. Its sign is often replaced due to people stealing it for novelty purposes.


==Name==
==Name==
The village (originally a farm) was first mentioned in 1567 ("Aa"). The name is from [[Old Norse]] ''á'', which means "(small) river".<ref>{{cite book|title=Norske gaardnavne: Nordlands amt|edition=16|authorlink=Oluf Rygh|last=Rygh|first=Oluf|publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri|date=1905|location=Kristiania, Norge|page=401|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K21BAAAAIAAJ|language=Norwegian}}</ref>
The village (originally a farm) was first mentioned in 1567 ("Aa"). The name is from the [[Old Norse]] word ''{{wikt-lang|non|á}}'', which means "(small) river".<ref>{{cite book|title=Norske gaardnavne: Nordlands amt|edition=16|authorlink=Oluf Rygh|last=Rygh|first=Oluf|publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri|date=1905|location=Kristiania, Norge|page=401|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K21BAAAAIAAJ|language=Norwegian}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 19:41, 17 August 2024

Å
Village
View of the sign at the entrance to the village
View of the sign at the entrance to the village
Map
Å is located in Nordland
Å
Å
Å is located in Norway
Å
Å
Coordinates: 69°03′03″N 15°52′11″E / 69.0508°N 15.8698°E / 69.0508; 15.8698
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyNordland
DistrictVesterålen
MunicipalityAndøy Municipality
Elevation
[1]
5 m (16 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
8485 Dverberg

Å[2] is a village in Andøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway The village is located on the east coast of the island of Andøya along the Andfjorden. The village of Dverberg lies about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) to the north and the village of Åse lies about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the south. Its sign is often replaced due to people stealing it for novelty purposes.

Name

The village (originally a farm) was first mentioned in 1567 ("Aa"). The name is from the Old Norse word á, which means "(small) river".[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Å, Andøy (Nordland)". yr.no. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
  2. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
  3. ^ Rygh, Oluf (1905). Norske gaardnavne: Nordlands amt (in Norwegian) (16 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 401.


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