Bjørn, Dønna Explained

Official Name:Bjørn
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Nordland#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Northern Norway
Subdivision Name2:Nordland
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Helgeland
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Dønna Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:8820 Dønna
Coordinates:66.0817°N 12.5854°W
Elevation M:2
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Bjørn is a village in Dønna Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located on the east coast of the island of Dønna, about northeast of the village of Hestad. The village has a regular ferry connection to the nearby island of Lukta and to the mainland town of Sandnessjøen. The village is the junction of the Norwegian County Road 828 and Norwegian County Road 809.

History

In 1754, a royal decree was made to grant Bjørn permission to hold an annual market, called the Norwegian: Bjørnsmartnan. It was considered the country's second largest market after the Grundset market at Elverum. In the 1870s, there were up to 3,000 visitors in boats and about 160 buildings in use as shops during the market. The markets were held as late as the early 1900s. The tradition has been taken up again from 1981 with a market every two years.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bjørn, Dønna (Nordland). yr.no. 2019-02-18.
  2. Encyclopedia: Bjørn – strandsted. Geir. Thorsnæs. 2019-02-03. 2016-03-24. Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. Norwegian.