Åbygda

Åbygda
Aabygda (historic spelling)
Village
Photography of Åbygda, taken from Skarstadfjellet
Åbygda
Åbygda
Coordinates: 65°02′52″N 12°30′09″E / 65.0478°N 12.5024°E / 65.0478; 12.5024
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyNordland
DistrictHelgeland
MunicipalityBindal Municipality
Elevation10 m (30 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
7980 Terråk

Åbygda[2] is a village in Bindal Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located along the river Åbjøra, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southeast of the villages of Vassås and Terråk.[3]

Åbygda is the birthplace of Otto Sverdrup, a polar explorer, who was the skipper on the polar expedition ship Fram to both the North Pole and South Pole.

References

  1. ^ "Åbygda, Bindal (Nordland)". yr.no. Retrieved 2019-02-24.
  2. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
  3. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Bindal" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-11-01.