Inndyr is the

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of the municipality of

Gildeskål Gildeskål is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Bodø Region and the traditional district of Salten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Inndyr. Other villages include Forstranda, Lekange ...

Nordland Nordland (; smj, Nordlánnda, sma, Nordlaante, sme, Nordlánda, en, Northland) is a county in Norway in the Northern Norway region, the least populous of all 11 counties, bordering Troms og Finnmark in the north, Trøndelag in the south, ...

county,

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

. The village is located on the mainland part of the municipality, about north of

Norwegian County Road 17 County Road 17 ( no, Fylkesvei 17), also known as the Coastal Highway ( no, Kystriksveien), is a Norwegian highway that runs from the town of Bodø in Nordland county (in the north) to the town of Steinkjer in Trøndelag county (in the south). ...

. The village lies along the Sørfjorden and it looks out to the west over the nearby islands of Fugløya,

Fleina Fleina is an island in Gildeskål Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The island lies in the Fleinværfjorden, between the islands of Fugløya and Sørarnøya. The island of Sandhornøya lies to the east and the mainland lies to the sou ...

, and Femris. The village has a population (2018) of 649 and a

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of . There are two churches located on the northern edge of town:

Gildeskål Church Gildeskål Church ( no, Gildeskål hovedkirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Gildeskål Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located just north of the village of Inndyr. It is the main church for the Gildeskål parish wh ...

and

Old Gildeskål Church Old Gildeskål Church ( no, Gildeskål gamle kirke) is a historic parish church of the Church of Norway in Gildeskål Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located just north of the village of Inndyr. Before 1881, it was the main church ...

. The new, larger church was built right next to the old church, although the old church is still used for services.

Climate

This climate type is dominated by the winter season, a long, bitterly cold period with short, clear days, relatively little precipitation mostly in the form of snow, and low humidity. The

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sub-type for this climate is " Dfc" (Continental Subarctic Climate).Climate Summary for Inndyr
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References

Gildeskål Villages in Nordland Populated places of Arctic Norway {{nordland-geo-stub