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Bjørnskinn

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Bjørnskinn is a village in Andøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village of Bjørnskinn lies along the southern part of the island of Andøya, about northwest of the larger village of Risøyhamn. The village is the site of Bjørnskinn Church which serves the southern part of Andøy Municipality.

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Locality
Risøyhamn
Region
Nordland
Country
Norge
Population
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human settlement
Country
Norway
Elevation
26
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Andøya
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Bjørnskinn is a village in Andøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village of Bjørnskinn lies along the southern part of the island of Andøya, about northwest of the larger village of Risøyhamn. The village is the site of Bjørnskinn Church which serves the southern part of Andøy Municipality.

==History== The village was the administrative centre of the old Bjørnskinn Municipality which existed from 1924 until its dissolution in 1964.

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