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{{Short description|Village in Bodø Municipality, Norway}}
{{About|the village in Bodø, Norway|the former municipality in Nordland, Norway|Skjerstad Municipality}}
{{Infobox settlement
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Skjerstad kommune
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|settlement_type = [[List of former municipalities of Norway|Former Municipality]]
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|image_caption = The village of Skjerstad,<br>viewed from Skjerstad Church
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|seat_type = Adm. Center
|seat = [[Misvær]]
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|blank_info = [[Formannskapsdistrikt]] in 1838
|blank1_name = Merged into
|blank1_info = [[Bodø]] in 2005
|area_total_km2 = 465
|area_footnotes =
|subdivision_type3 = Municipality ID
|subdivision_name3 = [[ISO 3166-2:NO|NO-1842]]
}}
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|image_caption = View of the village
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|subdivision_name3 = [[Salten]]
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|subdivision_type4 = [[List of municipalities of Norway|Municipality]]
|subdivision_type4 = [[List of municipalities of Norway|Municipality]]
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|postal_code_type = Post Code
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|postal_code = 8102 Skjerstad
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'''Skjerstad''' (şjæŗ`şţa) is a village and a [[List of former municipalities of Norway|former municipality]] in [[Nordland]] county, [[Norway]]. The municipality originally encompassed area on the northern and southern shores in the central part of the large [[Skjerstadfjorden]]. The small village of Skjerstad sits at the mouth of the Misværfjorden, where it joins the Skjerstadfjorden. The village is also the location of [[Skjerstad Church]].
{{native name|no|'''Skjerstad'''|paren=omit}} ([[Norwegian language|Norwegian]]; {{IPA|no|ˈʂæ̀ːʂtɑ|pron}}) or {{native name|smj|'''Skierrestáde'''}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Informasjon om stadnamn |url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/822605 |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=Norgeskart |publisher=[[Norwegian Mapping Authority|Kartverket]] |language=no}}</ref> is a village in [[Bodø Municipality]] in [[Nordland]] county, [[Norway]]. The small village of Skjerstad sits at the mouth of the [[Misværfjorden]], where it joins [[Skjerstadfjorden]]. The village is also the location of [[Skjerstad Church]]. The village was the namesake of the old [[Skjerstad Municipality]] which existed from 1838 until 2005.


==History==
==History==
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Skjerstad is possibly the place of [[Execution (legal)|execution]] of [[Norsemen|Norse]] chieftain ''[[Raud the Strong|Raud den Rame]]'' by King [[Olaf Tryggvason]], and the location of the annual [[historical]] [[hoax]] [[Play (theatre)|play]] called "Ragnhilds Drøm" ({{trans|Ragnhild's Dream}}).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vikingskip |url=http://www.saltenmuseum.no/artikler/vikingskip.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311164748/http://www.saltenmuseum.no/artikler/vikingskip.htm |archive-date=2007-03-11 |access-date=2007-07-27 |publisher=Salten Museum |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sagaspillet "Ragnhilds drøm" |url=http://www.teambodo.no/filearchive/Skjerstad/Sagaspillet.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929062812/http://www.teambodo.no/filearchive/Skjerstad/Sagaspillet.pdf |archive-date=2007-09-29 |access-date=2007-07-27 |language=Norwegian}}</ref>
The municipality of Skjerstad was established on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]]). On 1 January 1905, the northern district of Skjerstad (population: 4,646) was separated to form the new municipality of [[Fauske]]. In 1949, a small district of Skjerstad (population: 10) was transferred to neighboring [[Saltdal]]. On 1 January 1963, a small area in western Skjerstad (population: 224) was transferred to neighboring [[Bodin]]. On 1 January 2005, the entire municipality of Skjersted was merged into the town of [[Bodø]]. Just prior to the merger (in 2002), the population of Skjerstad was 1,080.<ref>{{cite web|first=Dag|last=Jukvam|publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]]|title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen|year=1999|url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf|language=Norwegian}}</ref>

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Skjerstad is possibly the place of [[Execution (legal)|execution]] of Raud den Rame by [[Olaf Tryggvason]], and the location of the annual [[historical]] [[hoax]] [[Play (theatre)|play]] called "Ragnhilds Drøm" ''(Ragnhild's Dream)''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.saltenmuseum.no/artikler/vikingskip.htm|title=Vikingskip|accessdate=2007-07-27|publisher=Salten Museum|language=Norwegian|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311164748/http://www.saltenmuseum.no/artikler/vikingskip.htm|archivedate=2007-03-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.teambodo.no/filearchive/Skjerstad/Sagaspillet.pdf|title=Sagaspillet "Ragnhilds drøm"|accessdate=2007-07-27|language= Norwegian}}</ref>


==Notable people==
==Notable people==
*[[Gudmund Grimstad]], Olympic [[wrestler]] (1898–1970)
*[[Gudmund Grimstad]], an Olympic [[wrestler]] (1898–1970)


==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1838]]
[[Category:Populated places disestablished in 2005]]
[[Category:Former municipalities of Norway]]
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[[Category:Villages in Nordland]]
[[Category:Bodø]]
[[Category:Bodø]]
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[[Category:Villages in Nordland]]
[[Category:Populated places of Arctic Norway]]
[[Category:Populated places of Arctic Norway]]

[[Category:1838 establishments in Norway]]
[[Category:2005 disestablishments in Norway]]


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Latest revision as of 00:43, 16 September 2024

This article is about the village in Bodø, Norway. For the former municipality in Nordland, Norway, see Skjerstad Municipality.
Village
View of the village
View of the village
Map
Skjerstad is located in Nordland
Skjerstad
Skjerstad
Skjerstad is located in Norway
Skjerstad
Skjerstad
Coordinates: 67°13′59″N 15°01′33″E / 67.2331°N 15.0257°E / 67.2331; 15.0257
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyNordland
DistrictSalten
MunicipalityBodø Municipality
Elevation
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28 m (92 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
8102 Skjerstad

Skjerstad (Norwegian; pronounced [ˈʂæ̀ːʂtɑ]) or Skierrestáde (Lule Sami)[2] is a village in Bodø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The small village of Skjerstad sits at the mouth of the Misværfjorden, where it joins Skjerstadfjorden. The village is also the location of Skjerstad Church. The village was the namesake of the old Skjerstad Municipality which existed from 1838 until 2005.

History

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Skjerstad is possibly the place of execution of Norse chieftain Raud den Rame by King Olaf Tryggvason, and the location of the annual historical hoax play called "Ragnhilds Drøm" (transl. Ragnhild's Dream).[3][4]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ "Skjerstad, Bodø (Nordland)". yr.no. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
  2. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  3. ^ "Vikingskip" (in Norwegian). Salten Museum. Archived from the original on 2007-03-11. Retrieved 2007-07-27.
  4. ^ "Sagaspillet "Ragnhilds drøm"" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-07-27.


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