Botnhamn is a village in

Senja Municipality Senja is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It was established on 1 January 2020 when the municipalities of Berg, Lenvik, Torsken, and Tranøy were merged into one municipality. It is located in the traditional district of ...

in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The small village is located more than north of the

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on the northern part of the large island of Senja. The village lies along the west side of the Stønnesbotn fjord. The population (2001) is 308. Botnhamn experiences warm summers and long, dark winters. Botnhamn is located about northwest of the village of Gibostad and northwest of the town of Finnsnes. BotnhamnFerry

Botnhamn is an old farmyard mentioned in historical writings around 1370 under the name ''Stufunes''. There are several archaeological discoveries from the

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, Iron Age, and Middle Ages and the most known i
The Silver Treasure of Botnhamn
from approximately 1000 AD. The farmyard has probably been part of a chiefdom located on both sides of the outer

Malangen Malangen ( sme, Málatvuotna or fkv, Malankivuono) is a former municipality in Troms county in Norway. The municipality existed from 1871 until its dissolution in 1964. The old municipality surrounded the Malangen fjord and today that a ...

fjord. In the 17th century, Botn was a bailiff estate in Balstad jurisdiction. Through the establishment of trading activity at the end of the 19th century, Botnhamn grew to become a center in Hillesøy municipality. Botnhamn is today a vigorous village with the ferry servic
Malangenforbindelsen
connecting the island of Senja with the island of Kvaløya. It makes the journey between Senja and Tromsø shorter with a crossing time of 45 minutes and driving time of 50 minutes.

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