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Bjarkøy is a former municipality in Troms county, Norway. The 73.6-square-kilometre (28.4 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until it was merged with Harstad Municipality on 1 January 2013. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Nergården on the island of Bjarkøya .
Bjarkøy er en tidligere kommune i Troms, som var den minste kommunen i fylket. Den ble slått sammen med Harstad 1. januar 2013. Bjarkøya er ei historisk øy som er nevnt i Snorres kongesagaer. Dette var hjemstedet til Tore Hund og hans søster Sigrid Toresdatter, og kan også ha vært hjemstedet til Ottar fra Hålogaland.
Bjarkøya is an island in Harstad Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The 14.6-square-kilometre (5.6 sq mi) island is located north of the island of Grytøya and northwest of the island of Sandsøya.
Few people from the Norwegian Viking age fascinate us as much as Tore Hund, the mighty chieftain of Bjarkøy and the slayer of the patron saint of Norway, King Olav Haraldson. His home island of Bjarkøy is steeped in history and invites visitors to take a leisurely stroll.
Bjarkøy er en tidligere kommune i Troms fylke, nord for Harstad, nå en del av i Harstad kommune.
- Geir Thorsnæs
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Bjarkøya is an island in Harstad Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The 14.6-square-kilometre island is located north of the island of Grytøya and northwest of the island of Sandsøya. Overview.
