Bjerkaker

Bjerkaker
Neighboorhood in Tromsø
Bjerkaker
Location in Troms
Bjerkaker
Bjerkaker (Norway)
Coordinates: 69°37′56″N 18°55′13″E / 69.63222°N 18.92028°E / 69.63222; 18.92028Coordinates: 69°37′56″N 18°55′13″E / 69.63222°N 18.92028°E / 69.63222; 18.92028
Country Norway
Region Northern Norway
County Troms
District Midt-Troms
Municipality Tromsø Municipality
Elevation[1] 9 m (30 ft)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code 9006 Tromsø

Bjerkaker is a neighborhood in the city of Tromsø in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located on the southern tip of the island of Tromsøya. Before 1 July 1955, Bjerkaker was part of the former municipality of Tromsøysund. Each summer, the Bukta Tromsø Open Air Festival is held at Telegrafbukta in Bjerkaker.

In April 2003, about 40 people met up at Bjerkaker school and founded an informal Sør-Tromsøya Borough Council.[2] A list of the members can be found on their Web pages.[3]

The German battleship Tirpitz was sunk by British bombers between Bjerkaker and Håkøya in 1944.

References

  1. "Bjerkaker" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
  2. "Sør-Tromsøya bydelsråd etablert". Tromsø Kommune. April 2003.
  3. Protokoll 2012


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