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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Nordland | ||
| District | Salten | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-1804 | ||
| Administrative centre | Bodø | ||
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| - Mayor (2005) | Odd-Tore Fygle (Ap) | ||
| Area (Nr. ||} Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions called counties ( fylker, singular fylke) and 430 municipalities ( kommuner, cf Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional ||-||} Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties ( Norwegian: singular fylke, plural fylker ( Bokmål is a county in Norway, bordering Troms in the north Nord-Trøndelag in the south Norrbottens län in Sweden to the east Västerbottens Norway is divided into a number of traditional Districts Many districts have deep historical roots and only partially coincide with today's administrative units of counties Salten is a district in Nordland in North Norway, consisting of the municipalities Meløy, Gildeskål, Bodø, Beiarn ISO 3166-2NO is an ISO standard which defines Geocodes it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies to Norway. The Norwegian Labour Party ( Norwegian: Det norske arbeiderparti ( DNA) or Arbeiderpartiet ( AP) is a Social democratic Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 62 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 1,392 km² (537. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 5 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 1,308 km² (505 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2007) | |||
| - Total | 46,049 | ||
| - Density | 49/km² (126. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 9/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | 10. 9 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 14 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Bokmål | ||
| Demonym | Bodøværing[1] | ||
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| Website: www.bodo.kommune.no | |||
Bodø is a city and municipality in the county of Nordland, Norway. Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time Daylight saving time ( DST Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time Norwegian ( norsk) is a North Germanic Language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is an official language Bokmål (lit "book language" or Dano-Norwegian is the most commonly used of the two official Norwegian written Standard languages the other A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a People or the inhabitants of a place ||} Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions called counties ( fylker, singular fylke) and 430 municipalities ( kommuner, cf ||-||} Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties ( Norwegian: singular fylke, plural fylker ( Bokmål is a county in Norway, bordering Troms in the north Nord-Trøndelag in the south Norrbottens län in Sweden to the east Västerbottens
The city of Bodø was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). Formannskaps-distrikt was the name for a Norwegian local self-government districts put into force in 1838. Bodin was merged with Bodø January 1, 1968. Bodin is a former municipality in Nordland county Norway. Bodin (until 1896 named Bodø herred) was established as a municipality January 1 1838 Skjerstad was merged with Bodø January 1, 2005. Skjerstad is a former municipality in the county of Nordland, Norway Bodø, located just north of the Arctic Circle, is the largest city in Nordland, and the second largest in North Norway. The Arctic Circle is one of the five major circles of latitude that mark maps of the Earth. North Norway ( Norwegian: Nord-Norge ( Bokmål) or Nord-Noreg ( Nynorsk) is the geographical region of northern
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History
Bodø was granted township status in 1816 and is now county capital of Nordland. A township (or Municipality) is a settlement which has the status and powers of a unit of local government Most of Bodø was destroyed during a Luftwaffe attack on the 27th of May 1940. ( German 'luftvafe is a generic German term for an Air force. 6000 people were living in Bodø, and 3500 people lost their homes in the attack. 15 people lost their lives during the air attack (2 British soldiers and 13 Norwegians). The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Due to the acute lack of housing, the Swedish government helped build 107 apartments in the winter of 1941. These houses were built tightly together just outside the town. This small area, today in the heart of Bodø, is still called "svenskebyen" — the Swedish town.
The town was subsequently rebuilt after the war. The rebuilding ended in 1959 with the completion of the new town hall.
Bodø received international attention during the U-2 Crisis in May 1960, when it became known that the American U-2 pilot Gary Powers had been shot down over the Soviet Union on his way from Pakistan to Bodø. The 1960 U-2 incident occurred during the Cold War on May 1, 1960 when an American U-2 spy plane was shot down over The United States of America —commonly referred to as the WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Francis Gary Powers ( August 17, 1929 &ndash August 1, 1977) was an American pilot whose CIA U-2 spy plane The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and
Toponymy
The municipality is named after the old farm Bodøgård (Norse Boðvin), since the town was built on its ground. Old Norse is the North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age The first element might be boði m 'sunken rock, skerry', the last element is vin f 'meadow, pasture'. The last element was later misunderstood as øy f 'island' (and written with the Danish form ø).
See also Bodin
Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from 1959. Bodin is a former municipality in Nordland county Norway. Bodin (until 1896 named Bodø herred) was established as a municipality January 1 1838 It shows the Sun, a representation of the midnight sun. The Sun (Sol is the Star at the center of the Solar System. The midnight sun is a phenomenon occurring in Latitudes north and nearby to the south of the Arctic Circle and south and nearby to the north of the
Geography
The city lies just north of the Arctic Circle where the midnight sun is visible from June 2 to July 10. The Arctic Circle is one of the five major circles of latitude that mark maps of the Earth. The midnight sun is a phenomenon occurring in Latitudes north and nearby to the south of the Arctic Circle and south and nearby to the north of the Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Due to atmospheric refraction, there is no true polar night in Bodø, but because of the mountains south of Bodø, the sun is not visible from the city from early December to early January. Average number of sunhours in Bodø is highest in June with 221 hours; May averages 218 and August 167, while March gets 114, October 54 and December only 0. 4 (source: met. no, 1961-90).
As the northern terminus of Nordlandsbanen, Bodø is the northern end of the railroad network of Norway. However, travellers going further north will often switch to a corresponding bus in Fauske bound for Narvik. is a municipality and Town located in the county of Nordland, Norway Narvik ( Northern Sami: Narviika) is a town and municipality in the county of Nordland, Norway There is also a railway from Narvik to Kiruna in Sweden, and further into the Swedish rail network. Narvik ( Northern Sami: Narviika) is a town and municipality in the county of Nordland, Norway Kiruna is the northernmost city of Sweden, situated in Lappland province with roughly inhabitants "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The railway station opened in 1961. Bodø Airport lies two km outside the city centre and was opened in 1952. Bodø Airport (Norwegian Bodø lufthavn) is a main civilian Airport in Bodø, Norway. The airport served 1 308 000 passengers in 2004. Ferries run between Bodø and the Lofoten Islands. Lofoten is an Archipelago and a traditional district in the county of Nordland, Norway.
The strongest tidal current in the world is Saltstraumen, situated some 30 km (20 mi. Saltstraumen is a sound with a strong tidal current located in Nordland 30 km east of the city of Bodø, Norway. ) east of Bodø.
Located on an unsheltered peninsula in the Norwegian Sea, Bodø is one of Norway's most windy cities. Currents In the Norwegian Sea and Greenland Sea surface water descends two to three kilometres down to the bottom of the ocean forming cold oxygen-rich groundwater Snow cover during winter is usually sparse, not only due to the wind, but also an effect of a mild winter climate relative to latitude with periods of rain being common in winter. Latitude, usually denoted symbolically by the Greek letter phi ( Φ) gives the location of a place on Earth (or other planetary body north or south of the Average temperature for January is -2. 2 °C, while July 24-hr average is 12. 5 °C, annual mean temperature is 4. 5 °C and average annual precipitation is 1020 mm. The driest months are April to June, with on average 50 mm rain each month, and the wettest is September to December with on average 120 mm each month[2]. The coldest month on record was February 1966 with a mean of -8. 9 °C, and the warmest was July 1937 with a mean of 17. 1 °C. Recent years have tended to be warmer; January average in Bodø (11 m) based on the 17-year period 1991 - 2007 is -0. Global warming is the increase in the average measured temperature of the 3 °C, with average daily high temperature of 2. 0 °C (35 °F). July average for the same 17 years is 13. 5 °C, with average daily high 16. 6 °C (62 °F) (source: eklima at met. no).
Nature and hiking
Besides Saltstraumen, the municipality of Bodø has lots of wilderness to offer hikers. Saltstraumen is a sound with a strong tidal current located in Nordland 30 km east of the city of Bodø, Norway. 10 kilometers north of Bodø lies the popular recreation area Geitvågen. National Recreation Area (NRA is a designation for a Protected area in the United States, often centered on large reservoirs and emphasizing water-based The area is inhabited by a large number of White-tailed Eagles. The White-tailed Eagle ( Haliaeetus albicilla)also known as the Sea Eagle, Erne (sometimes Ern) or White-tailed Sea-eagle There are 17 nature reserves in the municipality. Sundstraumlian nature reserve has undisturbed mixed forest with marble bedrock ([1]), Skånland with coastal pine forest ([2]) and Bliksvær nature reserve with well preserved coastal nature of many types and a rich bird life, making it a Ramsar - site as well ([3]). The Ramsar Convention is an international Treaty for the conservation and sustainable utilization of Wetlands i
Institutions and economy
Bodø University College is located 10 km outside the city centre. Bodø University College (BUC is located in Mørkved, 10 km outside the city centre 5,000 undergraduate and graduate students study at BUC. [3] The college is one of the leading academic environments among fisheries in Norway. Bodø is the location of the only police academy in Norway outside Oslo. The Norwegian Police University College is a public College located in Oslo, Kongsvinger, Stavern and Bodø, Norway The Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority is situated in Bodø, as is the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre for the northern half of Norway. Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority (Luftfartstilsynet is the Norwegian inspectorate responsible for civil aviation in Norway The Joint Rescue Coordination Centres (Hovedredningssentralene are two independent government agencies responsible for coordinating Search and rescue operations in The Norwegian Armed Forces headquarter for North Norway is located at Reitan, east of the city. SB Nordlandsbuss has its headquarter in Bodø, as does Bodø Energi. SB Nordlandsbuss is a Norwegian Bus company that operates in Nordland. Bodø Energi is a municipal owned Power company that serves Bodø, Norway.
Military
Bodø has a long history with the Norwegian armed forces, and especially the Royal Norwegian Air Force. Bodø is the home to a NATO installation, CAOC3, and air forces regularly exercise during winter months. The North Atlantic Treaty It is also the home of Bodø Air Force Base, a major Norwegian military air base, which today is a candidate for The Northern Air Base in the new RNoAF system, and Bodin Leir, an RNoAF recruit school including NASAMS personnel and a national response unit. NASAMS (Norwegian Advanced Surface to Air Missile System is a distributed and networked medium to long range air-defence system.
Culture
Bodø's local newspaper is the Avisa Nordland. Avisa Nordland is a Newspaper published in Bodø, Norway. It was established through a controversial merger of the two competing newspapers The local football club, FK Bodø/Glimt, plays in the Norwegian Premier League as of 2008. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered FK Bodø/Glimt is a Norwegian Football club from the town of Bodø and was founded in 1916 Tippeligaen is the top division for football in Norway. Its official Norwegian name is Tippeligaen after its sponsor Norsk Tipping [4]
The Norwegian Aviation Museum and Salten Museum are located in Bodø. Bodø Airport (Norwegian Bodø lufthavn) is a main civilian Airport in Bodø, Norway. The Salten Museum is a museum located in the center of Bodø, a town in North Norway. Salten Museum has four exhibitions: The Lofoten Fisheries, a Sami exhibit, a Viking treasure and an exhibition about Bodø's history from 1816 to 2000. Lofoten is an Archipelago and a traditional district in the county of Nordland, Norway. The Sami people are the Indigenous people of northern Europe inhabiting Sápmi, which today encompasses parts of northern Sweden, Norway A Viking is one of the Norse ( Scandinavian Explorers Warriors Merchants, and pirates who raided and colonized wide areas The Bodø Cathedral was built in 1956, representing post-war architecture, whereas the Bodin Church just outside the city centre dates from the 13th century, representing a typical medieval stone church.
Bodø is host to the cultural festivals Nordland Musikkfestuke and Parkenfestivalen every summer, as well as the free and volunteer based Bodø Hardcore Festival in early winter.
Notable residents
- Halvdan Sivertsen
- Vebjørn Tandberg
- Harald Berg
- Geir Lundestad
- Runar Berg
- Ørjan Berg
- Mini Jakobsen
- Stig Johansen
References
- ^ Personnemningar til stadnamn i Noreg (Norwegian)
- ^ met.no: Bodø climate
- ^ Current students. Vatnvatnet is a Norwegian Lake that lies in Bodø municipality in Nordland. Halvdan Sivertsen (born January 5, 1950) is a Norwegian singer Electronics engineer Vebjørn Tandberg ( September 16 1904 &ndash August 30 1978) an alumnus of the Norwegian Institute of Technology Harald Berg (born November 9, 1941 in Bodø) is a former Norwegian playmaker and midfielder nickname "Dutte" Geir Lundestad (born in 1945 is a Norwegian historian and present Director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute and Professor of the University of Oslo. Runar Berg (born 7 October 1970 in Den Haag, the Netherlands) is a Norwegian football Midfielder. Ørjan Berg (born August 20, 1968 in Bodø) is a former Norwegian football Midfielder, who most recently played for Jahn Ivar Jakobsen, nicknamed Mini, (born November 8, 1965 in Gravdal) is a Norwegian football player (winger/forward Stig Johansen (born 13 June 1972 in Kabelvåg) is a Norwegian professional football Striker who currently plays for Bodø University College. Retrieved on 2007-09-24. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina.
- ^ Adeccoligaen (Norges Fotballforbund) (Norwegian). Norges Fotballforbund (2007). Retrieved on 2007-08-16. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting
External links
- Municipality website (Norwegian only)
- Bodø travel guide from Wikitravel
- Bodø Airport
- The National Aviation Museum
- Salten Museum
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