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Tranøy, Hamarøy

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Country
  
Norway

County
  
Nordland

Municipality
  
Hamarøy

Elevation
  
20 m

Region
  
Northern Norway

District
  
Salten

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+01:00)

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Tranøy or Tranøya is a village and ancient trade centre in the municipality of Hamarøy in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the end of a peninsula about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) north of the municipal centre, Oppeid. The Tranøy Lighthouse is located west of the village on a small islet connected to the mainland by a pedestrian bridge.

Map of 8297 Tran%C3%B8y, Norway

The novelist Knut Hamsun worked as a shop assistant at Tranøy in his younger days.

References

Tranøy, Hamarøy Wikipedia