Dverberg

Village in Northern Norway, Norway
69°06′23″N 15°57′50″E / 69.1064°N 15.9640°E / 69.1064; 15.9640CountryNorwayRegionNorthern NorwayCountyNordlandDistrictVesterålenMunicipalityAndøy MunicipalityElevation6 m (20 ft)Post Code
8485 Dverberg

Dverberg is a small village in Andøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the east coast of the island of Andøya, along the Andfjorden, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of the large village of Andenes. The village of Dverberg is also called Myre. Dverberg Church is a wooden, octagonal church built in 1843, located on the north end of the village.[2]

As of 2010, the village of Dverberg/Myre had around 250 inhabitants.[3]

Notable residents

  • Torstein Raaby (1918-1964), Norwegian resistance fighter and explorer

References

  1. ^ "Dverberg, Andøy (Nordland)". yr.no. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
  2. ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2016-09-10). "Dverberg – tettbebyggelse i Andøy". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
  3. ^ Jacobsen, Billy. "Dverberg". In Hans-Tore Bjerkaas (ed.). NRK Nordland Fylkesleksikon (in Norwegian). NRK. Archived from the original on 13 April 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2013.

External links

  • Fiskerbautaen - Dverberg
  • Minnebauta over Augustinus Sellevold


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