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Lavangen
Lavangen may refer to: Places * Lavangen Municipality, a municipality in Troms county, Norway * Lavangen (fjord), a fjord in Troms county, Norway * Lavangen Church, a church in Lavangen Municipality in Troms county, Norway * Lavangen, Tjeldsund, a village in Tjeldsund Municipality or is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Troms Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The southwestern part of the municipality is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Ofoten and the rest of the municipality is ... in Troms county, Norway Other * Lavangen IF, a sports club based in Lavangen Municipality in Troms county, Norway {{dab, geo ...
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Lavangen Municipality
or is a municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Tennevoll. Other villages in Lavangen include Fossbakken and Spansdalen (in the inland areas) and Kjeiprød, Røkenes, Låternes, Tennevoll, Hesjevika, Soløy, and Å (surrounding the fjord). The municipality is the 266th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Lavangen is the 335th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 986. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 2.8% over the previous 10-year period. General information Lavangen was established on 1 January 1907 when it was separated from Ibestad Municipality. The initial population was 1,536. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, Lavangen Municipality (population: 1,677) and Salangen Municipality (population: 2,611) were merged into a new, larger Sa ...
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Lavangen Church
Lavangen Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Lavangen Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the village of Å, in an area called Soløy, just north of Hesjevika. It is the church for the Lavangen parish which is part of the Senja prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1891 using plans drawn up by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 420 people. Media gallery Altertavle Lavangen kirke.JPG, Brudestol Lavangen kirke.JPG, Nordlandsbåten Harald.JPG, Orgel Lavangen kirke.jpg, Prekestol Lavangen kirke.JPG, See also *List of churches in Nord-Hålogaland This list of churches in Nord-Hålogaland is a list of the Church of Norway churches in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland in Norway. It includes all of the parishes in Finnmark and Troms counties. The diocese is based at the Tromsø Cathedral in the ... References {{use dmy dates, date=Febru ...
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Lavangen (fjord)
or is a fjord in Lavangen Municipality and Salangen Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The majority of the fjord is in Lavangen Municipality (hence the name of the municipality). The long fjord flows to the northwest and empties into the larger Astafjorden. The deepest point in the fjord reaches about below sea level. The village of Tennevoll lies at the end of the fjord and the village of Å lies on the northern shore. See also * List of Norwegian fjords This list of Norwegian fjords shows many of the fjords in Norway. In total, there are about 1,190 fjords in Norway and the Svalbard islands. The sortable list includes the lengths and locations of those fjords. Fjords See also * List of gla ... References Fjords of Troms Lavangen Salangen {{Norway-fjord-stub ...
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Tjeldsund Municipality
or is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Troms Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The southwestern part of the municipality is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Ofoten and the rest of the municipality is part of Central Hålogaland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Evenskjer. Other important villages include Boltåsen, Fjelldal, Grov, Troms, Grov, Myklebostad, Tjeldsund, Myklebostad, Ramsund, Norway, Ramsund, Renså, Sandstrand, Troms, Sandstrand, and Tovika. Norges Brannskole (Norway's education and training center for firemen) is situated in Fjelldal. Marinejegerkommandoen is based south of Ramsund. The municipality is the 139th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Tjeldsund is the 199th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 4,281. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 1.8% over the previous 10-year period. General informatio ...
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