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Beiarn is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. Beiarn was separated from Gildeskål in 1853.
Tellingen mountain in February
It is located just north of the Arctic Circle, on the Beiarelva river, and the area offers many outdoor activities to visitors, including fishing, caving and mountain walking. Beiarn farm museum includes an overview of Beiarn's cultural history, from the Viking age through to the middle of the last century.
The world's most northern naturally occurring elm forest (Ulmus glabra) grows in Arstadlia nature reserve, where the rich vegetation also includes orchids ([1]). Beiarn is part of the Bodø Region, a statistical metropolitan region. Beiarn is one of two Norwegian municipalities that do not have any non-western immigrants as of January 1, 2008.[2]
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The Norse form of the name was (probably) *Beðir. The meaning of the name is unknown. (Maybe related to the English word bed - in the sense 'riverbed'.)
Beiarn Church, July 2006.
(Photo: Roar Johansen)
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