:Skjerstad

{{Short description|Village in Bodø Municipality, Norway}}

{{About|the village in Bodø, Norway|the former municipality in Nordland, Norway|Skjerstad Municipality}}

{{Infobox settlement

|official_name = {{native name list|tag1=no|name1=Skjerstad|tag2=smj|name2=Skierrestáde}}

|other_name =

|native_name =

|nickname =

|settlement_type = Village

|image_skyline = Skjerstad1.JPG

|image_caption = View of the village

|image_map = {{Infobox mapframe|zoom=11|marker=village}}

|pushpin_map = Nordland#Norway

|pushpin_label = Skjerstad

|pushpin_label_position = left

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = Norway

|subdivision_type1 = Region

|subdivision_name1 = Northern Norway

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Nordland

|subdivision_type3 = District

|subdivision_name3 = Salten

|subdivision_type4 = Municipality

|subdivision_name4 = Bodø Municipality

|timezone1 = CET

|utc_offset1 = +01:00

|timezone1_DST = CEST

|utc_offset1_DST = +02:00

|postal_code_type = Post Code

|postal_code = 8102 Skjerstad

|coordinates = {{coord|67.2331|15.0257|region:NO_type:city|display=inline,title}}

|elevation_m = 28

|elevation_footnotes = {{Cite web |title=Skjerstad, Bodø (Nordland) |url=https://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Nordland/Bod%C3%B8/Skjerstad/ |access-date=2018-09-15 |publisher=yr.no}}}}

{{native name|no|Skjerstad|paren=omit}} (Norwegian; {{IPA|no|ˈʂæ̀ːʂtɑ|pron}}) or {{native name|smj|Skierrestáde}}{{Cite web |title=Informasjon om stadnamn |url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/822605 |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=Norgeskart |publisher=Kartverket |language=no}} 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

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" ({{Translation|Ragnhild's Dream}}).{{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}}{{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}}

Notable people

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Category:Bodø

Category:Villages in Nordland

Category:Populated places of Arctic Norway

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