Tranøy, Hamarøy
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Tranøy is a settlement and ancient trade centre in the municipality of Hamarøy
, Norway. Later novelist Knut Hamsun
worked as a shop assistant at Tranøy in his younger days. A lighthouse
from 1864 is located as an islet near the village, connected via a pedestrian bridge.
Hamarøy
Hamarøy is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Salten traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Oppeid...
, Norway. Later novelist Knut Hamsun
Knut Hamsun
Knut Hamsun was a Norwegian author, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1920. He was praised by King Haakon VII of Norway as Norway's soul....
worked as a shop assistant at Tranøy in his younger days. A lighthouse
Tranøy Lighthouse
Tranøy Lighthouse is a coastal lighthouse located on the islet of Stangholmen in Hamarøy, Norway. It was first lit in 1864, and automated in 1991. A pedestrian bridge connects the islet to the village of Tranøy....
from 1864 is located as an islet near the village, connected via a pedestrian bridge.