Medkila is a neighborhood within the
town of Harstad which is located in
Harstad Municipality
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in
Troms
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county,
Norway
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. It's located south of the neighborhood of
Kanebogen and north of the neighborhood of
Holtet, about south of the city center. The name of the area was previously spelled ''Midkila'' and ''Mekile''.
Medkila's women's
football
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team won the
Norwegian Football Cup
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in 2003.
Medkila skole, an elementary school, is also located in the area.
References
Harstad
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