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Neighborhood in Tromsø in Northern Norway, Norway
Bjerkaker
Neighborhood in Tromsø
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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 Code9006 Tromsø

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.

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

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

Media gallery

  • View of Telegrafbukta in southern Bjerkaker View of Telegrafbukta in southern Bjerkaker
  • Midnight sun over Bjerkaker Midnight sun over Bjerkaker

References

  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


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