Skjerstad

Village in Northern Norway, Norway

67°13′59″N 15°01′33″E / 67.2331°N 15.0257°E / 67.2331; 15.0257CountryNorwayRegionNorthern NorwayCountyNordlandDistrictSaltenMunicipality Bodø MunicipalityElevation

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28 m (92 ft)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Post Code

8102 Skjerstad

Skjerstad (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈʂæ̀ːʂtɑ]) is a village in Bodø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The small village of Skjerstad sits at the mouth of the Misværfjorden, where it joins Skjerstadfjorden. The village is also the location of Skjerstad Church. The village was the namesake of the old Skjerstad Municipality which existed prior to 2005.

History

Skjerstad is possibly the place of execution of Norse chieftain Raud den Rame by King Olaf Tryggvason, and the location of the annual historical hoax play called "Ragnhilds Drøm" (Ragnhild's Dream).^[2]^[3]

Notable people

Gudmund Grimstad, Olympic wrestler (1898–1970)

References

^ "Skjerstad, Bodø (Nordland)". yr.no. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
^ "Vikingskip" (in Norwegian). Salten Museum. Archived from the original on 2007-03-11. Retrieved 2007-07-27.
^ "Sagaspillet "Ragnhilds drøm"" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-07-27.