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Bodø ( pronounced [ˈbûːdøː] ⓘ; [4] [5] Lule Sami: Bådåddjo, Swedish: Bodö) is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Salten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Bodø (which is also the capital of Nordland county).
Bodø is the seat of Nordland county in Norway. With more than 50,000 inhabitants, it is the second largest city in Northern Norway, on a peninsula facing the open sea, and infamously windy. The road and railway come in via Fauske .
Apr 10, 2024 · While Bodø, pronounced “bood-ah”, has always been blessed with breathtaking landscapes, with nine national parks equipping its population with ample hiking trails, ski runs, and secluded islands,...
Bodø, town and port, north-central Norway. It is located at the end of a peninsula projecting into the Norwegian Sea, at the entrance to Salt Fjord. Bodø was founded by Trondheim merchants and chartered in 1816. A commercial-fishing centre specializing in cod drying, it also has ship repair yards
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Bodø is Northern Norway's second-largest after Tromsø and is a quite young town. It was established as a trading town in connection with the cod fishery at Lofoten, but it was not large herring catches until the end of the 19th century.
Aug 24, 2022 · The inside guide to Bodø, Norway's adventure capital. The Norwegian town is a popular jumping-off point for adventurers, but there are plenty of reasons to linger. By Emma Thomson. August...
