Official Name: | Kjerringøy |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Nordland#Norway |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Nordland |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Northern Norway |
Subdivision Name2: | Nordland |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Salten |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Bodø Municipality |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 8093 Kjerringøy |
Coordinates: | 67.5195°N 14.7643°W |
Elevation M: | 11 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Kjerringøy is a village in Bodø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located about north of the town of Bodø, along the Karlsøyfjorden, just south of the entrance to the Folda fjord. The Kjerringøy Church is located in the village.
The Kjerringøy trading post, a part of the Nordland Museum, is located in the village.[2] The trading post is well-preserved, with around 15 authentic buildings with interior.[3] It is a popular tourist destination and is often used as a location for movies.[4]
Historically, the village was the administrative centre of the old municipality of Kjerringøy which existed from 1906 until 1964.