Skjerstad

*Skjerstad* (Norwegian)
*Skierrestáde* (Lule Sami)
Skjerstad (Norwegian); Skierrestáde (Lule Sami);
Village
	View of the village
	Skjerstad Skjerstad
	Coordinates: 67°13′59″N 15°01′33″E / 67.2331°N 15.0257°E
Country	Norway
Region	Northern Norway
County	Nordland
District	Salten
Municipality	Bodø Municipality
Elevation	28 m (92 ft)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	8102 Skjerstad

Skjerstad (Norwegian; pronounced [ˈʂæ̀ːʂtɑ]) or Skierrestáde (Lule Sami)^[2] 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" (transl. Ragnhild's Dream).^[3]^[4]

^ "Skjerstad, Bodø (Nordland)". yr.no. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in norsk). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
^ "Vikingskip" (in Norwegian). Salten Museum. Archived from the original on 2007-03-11. Retrieved 2007-07-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
^ "Sagaspillet "Ragnhilds drøm"" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-07-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

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