Bjerkaker
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Tromsø University Museum and Polaria.
Tromsø University Museum
Museum
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Tromsø University Museum is a university museum located in Tromsø, Norway. Founded in 1872, it is one of the oldest scientific institutions in Northern Norway and has been part of the University of Tromsø since 1977.
Polaria
Public aquarium
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Polaria is the world's most northerly aquarium. It is located in Tromsø, in northern Norway. Rather than a mainly scientific aquarium such as the one in Bergen in the Norwegian midlands, Polaria, which opened in May 1998, is designed to be an educational experience, with particular emphasis on displays for children.
Elverhøy Church
Church
Elverhøy Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the city of Tromsø. It is the church for the Elverhøy parish which is part of the Tromsø domprosti in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tromsdalen and Tomasjord.
Tromsdalen
Suburb
Photo: Frokor, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tromsdalen or Romssavággi is an urban neighborhood in the city of Tromsø which is in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located just to the east of the city centre on the mainland along the coast of the Tromsøysundet strait. Tromsdalen is situated 3 km northeast of Bjerkaker.
Kvaløysletta
Village
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Kvaløysletta is an urban neighborhood within the city of Tromsø which is part of Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The neighborhood is located on the eastern shore of the island of Kvaløya, about 5 kilometres northwest of the city centre of Tromsø. Kvaløysletta is situated 7 km north of Bjerkaker.
Bjerkaker
- Type: Suburb
- Description: neighborhood in Tromsø, Norway
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Tromsø, Troms, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
69.63385° or 69° 38′ 2″ northLongitude
18.92064° or 18° 55′ 14″ eastOpen location code
9FXWJWMC+G7OpenStreetMap ID
node 419248964OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
9304065Wikidata ID
Q4919607
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Norwegian Bokmål—“Bjerkaker” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Bjerkaker”
- Dutch: “Bjerkaker”
- French: “Bjerkaker”
- Irish: “Bjerkaker”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Bjerkaker”
- Norwegian: “Bjerkaker”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Konservatoriet and Bjerkaker post i butikk.
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