Tranøya, Hamarøy
Tranøya (Norwegian) or Trádná (Lule Sami) is a village and ancient trade centre in Hamarøy Municipality 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.
The novelist Knut Hamsun worked as a shop assistant at Tranøy in his younger days.
References
- ^ "Tranøya, Hamarøy (Nordland)". yr.no. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
- ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
- ^ Store norske leksikon. "Tranøy – grend" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-05-03.