Tranøy, Hamarøy

Tranøy Tranøya
Village
Tranøy Show map of Nordland Tranøy Show map of Norway Location in Nordland
Coordinates: 68°10′54″N 15°39′49″E / 68.18167°N 15.66361°E / 68.18167; 15.66361Coordinates: 68°10′54″N 15°39′49″E / 68.18167°N 15.66361°E / 68.18167; 15.66361
Country	Norway
Region	Northern Norway
County	Nordland
District	Salten
Municipality	Hamarøy
Elevation	20 m (70 ft)
Time zone	CET (UTC+01:00)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code	8297 Tranøy

Tranøy or Tranøya is a village and ancient trade centre in the municipality of Hamarøy 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.

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