Bjerkaker is a neighborhood in the city of Tromsø in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located on the southern tip of the island of Tromsøya. Before 1 July 1955, Bjerkaker was part of the former Tromsøysund Municipality. Each summer, the Bukta Tromsø Open Air Festival is held at Telegrafbukta in Bjerkaker.

Bjerkaker
Neighborhood in Tromsø
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Bjerkaker is located in Troms
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Bjerkaker
Bjerkaker is located in Norway
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Bjerkaker
Coordinates: 69°37′56″N 18°55′13″E / 69.63222°N 18.92028°E / 69.63222; 18.92028
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyTroms
DistrictMidt-Troms
MunicipalityTromsø Municipality
Elevation9 m (30 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
9006 Tromsø

In April 2003, about 40 people met up at Bjerkaker school and founded an informal Sør-Tromsøya Borough Council.[2] A list of the members can be found on their Web pages.[3]

The German battleship Tirpitz was sunk by British bombers between Bjerkaker and Håkøya in 1944.

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References

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  1. ^ "Bjerkaker" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
  2. ^ "Sør-Tromsøya bydelsråd etablert". Tromsø Kommune. April 2003. Archived from the original on 2014-08-11. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
  3. ^ Protokoll 2012