Dverberg | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Dverberg Location in Nordland | |
| Coordinates: 69°06′23″N 15°57′50″E / 69.1064°N 15.9640°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Northern Norway |
| County | Nordland |
| District | Vesterålen |
| Municipality | Andøy Municipality |
| Elevation | 6 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
- ↑ "Dverberg, Andøy (Nordland)". yr.no. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
- ↑ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2016-09-10). "Dverberg – tettbebyggelse i Andøy". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
- ↑ 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.
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