Bjørnskinn (municipality)
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Bjørnskinn is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 310-square-kilometre (120 sq mi) municipality existed from 1924 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality was centered around the Risøysundet strait. It encompassed the southern part of the island of Andøya and the northern part of the island of Hinnøya in the southern part of what is now Andøy Municipality. The administrative centre was the small village of Bjørnskinn where Bjørnskinn Church is located. The largest village in Bjørnskinn was the village of Risøyhamn.[2]
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Bjørnskinn Municipality
Bjørnskinn herred Bjørnskind herred (historic) | |
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Coordinates: 69.0001°N 15.6330°E / 69.0001; 15.6330 | |
Country | Norway |
County | Nordland |
District | Vesterålen |
Established | 1 Jan 1924 |
• Preceded by | Dverberg Municipality |
Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
• Succeeded by | Andøy Municipality |
Administrative centre | Bjørnskinn |
Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 310 km2 (120 sq mi) |
Population (1964) | |
• Total | 1,835 |
• Density | 5.9/km2 (15/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1871[1] |
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