Bjerkaker
Bjerkaker | |
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Neighborhood in Tromsø | |
  Bjerkaker Location of the village | |
| Coordinates: 69°37′56″N 18°55′13″E / 69.63222°N 18.92028°ECoordinates: 69°37′56″N 18°55′13″E / 69.63222°N 18.92028°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Northern Norway |
| County | Troms og Finnmark |
| District | Midt-Troms |
| Municipality | Tromsø Municipality |
| Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 9006 Tromsø |
Bjerkaker is a neighborhood in the city of Tromsø in Tromsø Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located on the southern tip of the island of Tromsøya. Before 1 July 1955, Bjerkaker was part of the former municipality of Tromsøysund. Each summer, the Bukta Tromsø Open Air Festival is held at in Bjerkaker.
In April 2003, about 40 people met up at Bjerkaker school and founded an informal Sør-Tromsøya Borough Council.[2] A list of the members can be found on their Web pages.[3]
The German battleship Tirpitz was sunk by British bombers between Bjerkaker and Håkøya in 1944.
Media gallery[]
View of Telegrafbukta in southern Bjerkaker
Midnight sun over Bjerkaker
References[]
- ^ "Bjerkaker" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
- ^ "Sør-Tromsøya bydelsråd etablert". Tromsø Kommune. April 2003. Archived from the original on 2014-08-11. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
- ^ Protokoll 2012
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