Bjørnskinn

Bjørnskinn[2] is a village in Andøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway.

The village of Bjørnskinn lies along the southern part of the island of Andøya, about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) northwest of the larger village of Risøyhamn.

The village is the site of Bjørnskinn Church which serves the southern part of Andøy Municipality.

[3] The village was the administrative centre of the old Bjørnskinn Municipality which existed from 1924 until its dissolution in 1964.

[3] Notable people that were born or lived in Bjørnskinn include: