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(Redirected from Myre, Andøy) Village in Andøy Municipality, Norway This article is about the village in Andøy, Norway. For the former municipality in Nordland, Norway, see Dverberg Municipality. Village in Northern Norway, Norway
Village
Dverberg is located in NordlandDverbergDverbergShow map of NordlandDverberg is located in NorwayDverbergDverbergShow map of Norway
Coordinates: 69°06′23″N 15°57′50″E / 69.1064°N 15.9640°E / 69.1064; 15.9640
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyNordland
DistrictVesterålen
MunicipalityAndøy Municipality
Elevation6 m (20 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code8485 Dverberg

Dverberg or Myre (Norwegian) or Dearka (Northern Sami) 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. Dverberg Church is a wooden, octagonal church built in 1843, located on the north end of the village.

As of 2010, the village of Dverberg/Myre had around 250 inhabitants.

Notable residents

  • Torstein Raaby (1918-1964), a Norwegian resistance fighter and explorer

References

  1. "Dverberg, Andøy (Nordland)". yr.no. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
  2. "Informasjon om stadnamn Myre". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
  3. "Informasjon om stadnamn Dverberg". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
  4. Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2016-09-10). "Dverberg – tettbebyggelse i Andøy". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
  5. 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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