Official Name: | Å |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Nordland#Norway |
Pushpin Label: | Å |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Northern Norway |
Subdivision Name2: | Nordland |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Vesterålen |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Andøy Municipality |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 8485 Dverberg |
Coordinates: | 69.0508°N 15.8698°W |
Elevation M: | 5 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Å[2] is a village in Andøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located on the east coast of the island of Andøya along the Andfjorden. The village of Dverberg lies about to the north and the village of Åse lies about to the south. Its sign is often replaced due to people stealing it for novelty purposes.
The village (originally a farm) was first mentioned in 1567 ("Aa"). The name is from the Old Norse word , which means "(small) river".[3]
. Norske gaardnavne: Nordlands amt. 16. Oluf Rygh. W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. 1905. Kristiania, Norge. 401. Norwegian.