Skjerstad Explained

Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Nordland#Norway
Pushpin Label:Skjerstad
Pushpin Label Position:left
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:8102 Skjerstad
Coordinates:67.2331°N 15.0257°W
Elevation M:28
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

(Norwegian; pronounced as /no/) or [2] is a village in Bodø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The small village of Skjerstad sits at the mouth of the Misværfjorden, where it joins Skjerstadfjorden. The village is also the location of Skjerstad Church. The village was the namesake of the old Skjerstad Municipality which existed from 1838 until 2005.

History

Skjerstad is possibly the place of execution of Norse chieftain Raud den Rame by King Olaf Tryggvason, and the location of the annual historical hoax play called "Ragnhilds Drøm" .[3] [4]

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Skjerstad, Bodø (Nordland) . 2018-09-15 . yr.no.
  2. Web site: Informasjon om stadnamn . 2024-09-15 . Norgeskart . . no.
  3. Web site: Vikingskip . https://web.archive.org/web/20070311164748/http://www.saltenmuseum.no/artikler/vikingskip.htm . 2007-03-11 . 2007-07-27 . Salten Museum . Norwegian.
  4. Web site: Sagaspillet "Ragnhilds drøm" . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070929062812/http://www.teambodo.no/filearchive/Skjerstad/Sagaspillet.pdf . 2007-09-29 . 2007-07-27 . Norwegian.