or
is the
administrative centre
An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located.
In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgi ...
of
Lavangen Municipality in
Troms
Troms (; ; ; ) is a Counties of Norway, county in northern Norway. It borders Finnmark county to the northeast and Nordland county in the southwest. Norrbotten Län in Sweden is located to the south and further southeast is a shorter border with ...
county,
Norway
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. The village lies about straight east of the
town of Harstad. Tennevoll is located at the end of the
Lavangen fjord, along the river Spansdalselva, which flows through the Spansdalen valley. The tall mountain ''Reinbergen'' sits just to the east of the village.
The village has a population (2023) of 290 and a
population density
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of .
The only school for the municipality is located in Tennevoll, and
Lavangen Church is to the north in the village of
Soløy
or is a village in Lavangen Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The village is located on the eastern shore of the Lavangen fjord, about north of the administrative centre of Tennevoll and about east of the town of Harstad. The small vi ...
.
Historically, the village of
Soløy
or is a village in Lavangen Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The village is located on the eastern shore of the Lavangen fjord, about north of the administrative centre of Tennevoll and about east of the town of Harstad. The small vi ...
was the
administrative centre
An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located.
In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgi ...
of
Lavangen Municipality, from 1907 when the municipality was established until 1964 when it was merged into
Salangen Municipality
Salangen is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Troms Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Sjøvegan, where most of the people in the municipality live. Other villages ...
. On 1 January 1977,
Lavangen Municipality was re-established and Tennevoll was chosen as the new administrative centre instead of Soløy.
References
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Villages in Troms
Lavangen