Tranøy or Tranøya is a village and ancient trade centre in the municipality of Hamarøy in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the end of a peninsula about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) north of the municipal centre, Oppeid. The Tranøy Lighthouse is located west of the village on a small islet connected to the mainland by a pedestrian bridge.
Tranøy
Tranøya | |
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Village | |
  Tranøy Location in Nordland  Tranøy Tranøy (Norway) | |
| Coordinates: 68°11′01″N 15°39′44″E / 68.1835°N 15.6622°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Northern Norway |
| County | Nordland |
| District | Salten |
| Municipality | Hamarøy |
| Elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 8297 Tranøy |
The novelist Knut Hamsun worked as a shop assistant at Tranøy in his younger days.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Tranøy, Hamarøy (Nordland)". yr.no. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
- ^ Store norske leksikon. "Tranøy – grend" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-05-03.