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Finnsnes
Finnsnes () is a small List of towns and cities in Norway, town that is the administrative centre of Senja Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The town is located on the mainland part of Norway, just across the Gisundet strait from the Senja (island), island of Senja. The Gisund Bridge connects Finnsnes to the suburban villages of Silsand and Laukhella on the Senja (island), island of Senja. The municipality is well provided with kindergartens and a decentralized school system on both primary and secondary level. There are also three schools on upper secondary/high school level and a centre for decentralized studies on university level. Finnsnes Church is located in the center of the town. Finnsnes has several small suburbs that surround it, forming one large urban area. These are Sandvika/Skogen, Finnfjordbotn, Nygård, Trollvika, and Silsand. Over the last 100 years, the town has grown from a small farm community into the center for commerce in the small region ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnsnes(square)
Finnsnes () is a small town that is the administrative centre of Senja Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The town is located on the mainland part of Norway, just across the Gisundet strait from the island of Senja. The Gisund Bridge connects Finnsnes to the suburban villages of Silsand and Laukhella on the island of Senja. The municipality is well provided with kindergartens and a decentralized school system on both primary and secondary level. There are also three schools on upper secondary/high school level and a centre for decentralized studies on university level. Finnsnes Church is located in the center of the town. Finnsnes has several small suburbs that surround it, forming one large urban area. These are Sandvika/Skogen, Finnfjordbotn, Nygård, Trollvika, and Silsand. Over the last 100 years, the town has grown from a small farm community into the center for commerce in the small region. Finnsnes has experienced extensive growth both commer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnsnes Terminal
Finnsnes () is a small town that is the administrative centre of Senja Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The town is located on the mainland part of Norway, just across the Gisundet strait from the island of Senja. The Gisund Bridge connects Finnsnes to the suburban villages of Silsand and Laukhella on the island of Senja. The municipality is well provided with kindergartens and a decentralized school system on both primary and secondary level. There are also three schools on upper secondary/high school level and a centre for decentralized studies on university level. Finnsnes Church is located in the center of the town. Finnsnes has several small suburbs that surround it, forming one large urban area. These are Sandvika/Skogen, Finnfjordbotn, Nygård, Trollvika, and Silsand. Over the last 100 years, the town has grown from a small farm community into the center for commerce in the small region. Finnsnes has experienced extensive growth both commer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnsnes Trafikkterminal (1)
Finnsnes () is a small town that is the administrative centre of Senja Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The town is located on the mainland part of Norway, just across the Gisundet strait from the island of Senja. The Gisund Bridge connects Finnsnes to the suburban villages of Silsand and Laukhella on the island of Senja. The municipality is well provided with kindergartens and a decentralized school system on both primary and secondary level. There are also three schools on upper secondary/high school level and a centre for decentralized studies on university level. Finnsnes Church is located in the center of the town. Finnsnes has several small suburbs that surround it, forming one large urban area. These are Sandvika/Skogen, Finnfjordbotn, Nygård, Trollvika, and Silsand. Over the last 100 years, the town has grown from a small farm community into the center for commerce in the small region. Finnsnes has experienced extensive growth both commer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnsnes(4)
Finnsnes () is a small town that is the administrative centre of Senja Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The town is located on the mainland part of Norway, just across the Gisundet strait from the island of Senja. The Gisund Bridge connects Finnsnes to the suburban villages of Silsand and Laukhella on the island of Senja. The municipality is well provided with kindergartens and a decentralized school system on both primary and secondary level. There are also three schools on upper secondary/high school level and a centre for decentralized studies on university level. Finnsnes Church is located in the center of the town. Finnsnes has several small suburbs that surround it, forming one large urban area. These are Sandvika/Skogen, Finnfjordbotn, Nygård, Trollvika, and Silsand. Over the last 100 years, the town has grown from a small farm community into the center for commerce in the small region. Finnsnes has experienced extensive growth both commer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnsnes Church
Finnsnes Church ( no, Finnsnes kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Senja Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the central part of the town of Finnsnes. It is a church in the Lenvik parish which is part of the Senja prosti ( deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, brick church was built in a fan-shaped style in 1979 using plans drawn up by the architect Nils Toft. The church seats about 750 people. The building was consecrated by Bishop Kristen Kyrre Bremer. Media gallery Finnsnes kirke.jpg, Finnsneskirke2007.JPG, Finnsnes kirke inne.jpg, Finnsnes kirke bakover.jpg, Alter Finnsnes.jpg, Alterparti Finnsnes.jpg, Døpefont Finnsnes.jpg, Glassmaleri Finnsnes.jpg, Lesepult Finnsnes.jpg, Orgelet i Finnsnes.jpg, Prekestolen i Finnsnes.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 w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Hålogaland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Finnsnes. The municipality includes all of the island of Senja, the smaller surrounding islands, and part of the mainland between the Gisundet strait and the Malangen fjord. The municipality is the 40th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Senja is the 84th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 14,738. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 0.6% over the previous 10-year period. General information In March 2017, the Parliament of Norway voted to merge the municipalities of Berg, Torsken, Lenvik, and Tranøy. The new municipality was established on 1 January 2020 as ''Senja Municipal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senja (island)
or is an island in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway, Europe. With an area of , it is the second largest island in Norway (outside of the Svalbard archipelago). It has a wild, mountainous outer (western) side facing the Atlantic, and a mild and lush inner (eastern) side. The island is located within Senja Municipality, which was established on 1 January 2020. The island of Senja had 7,864 inhabitants as of 1 January 2017. Most of the residents live along the eastern coast of the island, with Silsand being the largest urban area on the island. The fishing village of Gryllefjord on the west coast has a summer-only ferry connection to the nearby island of Andøya: the Andenes–Gryllefjord Ferry. The island sits northeast of the Vesterålen archipelago, surrounded by the Norwegian Sea to the northwest, the Malangen fjord to the northeast, the Gisundet strait to the east, the Solbergfjorden to the southeast, the Vågsfjorden to the south, and the Andfjorden to the west. Å ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnfjordbotn
Finnfjordbotn ( se, Vuotnabahta), popularly known as Finnsnes Øst, is a village in Senja Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is a suburb of the neighboring town of Finnsnes and is located east of the city center at the intersection where county roads 86 and 855 meet. The district, which has approx. 600 inhabitants (with Finnfjord 783 inhabitants, 2009), includes some housing estates from the 1970s and 1980s, but it is especially the industry that is dominant. At Botnhågen, there are several small industries and other commercial buildings, including a bakery, waste incineration plant, car dealers and car inspections south towards Sørreisa Sørreisa ( sme, Ráisavuona suohkan) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Sørreisa. Other villages include Grunnreisa, Skøelva, and Smørsgård. The munic ... is the Finnfjord smelter. Finnfjord smelter is located in Finnfjordbotn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silsand
Silsand is a village in Senja Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located on the eastern shore of the large island of Senja. The village has a population (2017) of 1,583 which gives the village a population density of . Silsand is now considered a suburb of the neighboring town of Finnsnes Finnsnes () is a small town that is the administrative centre of Senja Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The town is located on the mainland part of Norway, just across the Gisundet strait from the island of Senja. The Gisund ..., which is located across the Gisundet strait on the mainland. Before the construction of the Gisund Bridge, Silsand consisted of just a few houses. With the construction of the bridge and the change in rural Norwegian demographics, the population has experienced a rapid increase since the early 1980s. Most of the new inhabitants come from other smaller villages in the Midt-Troms area. Silsand has three schools: ''Småslet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gisund Bridge
Gisund Bridge ( no, Gisundbrua) is a cantilever road bridge on Norwegian County Road 86 in Senja Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The bridge crosses the Gisundet strait from the town of Finnsnes on the mainland to the village of Silsand on the island of Senja. The bridge has 25 spans, the main span being long. The maximum clearance to the sea below the bridge is . Gisund Bridge was opened on 23 June 1972. See also *List of bridges in Norway *List of bridges in Norway by length *List of bridges *List of bridges by length This is a list of the world's longest bridges that are more than in length sorted by their full length above land and water. The main span is the longest span without any ground support. '' Note: There is no standard way to measure the total l ... References External links *A picture of the bridge Bridges completed in 1972 Lenvik Road bridges in Troms og Finnmark 1972 establishments in Norway Senja {{norway-bridge-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gisundet
Gisundet is a strait in Senja Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The long strait separates the island of Senja from the mainland. The strait flows into the Malangen fjord in the north and into the Finnfjorden (and later the Solbergfjorden) in the south. The strait is crossed by the Gisund Bridge which connects the village of Silsand on the island to the town of Finnsnes Finnsnes () is a small town that is the administrative centre of Senja Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The town is located on the mainland part of Norway, just across the Gisundet strait from the island of Senja. The Gisund ... on the mainland. References Straits of Norway Landforms of Troms og Finnmark Senja {{TromsFinnmark-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hurtigruten
''Hurtigruten'' (), formally Kystruten Bergen-Kirkenes ("coastal route Bergen- Kirkenes"), is a Norwegian public coastal route transporting passengers that travel locally, regionally and between the ports of call, and also cargo between ports north of Tromsø. Hurtigruten provides daily, year-round and consistent traffic between Bergen and Kirkenes with 34 ports of call on northbound and 33 ports of call on southbound sailings. The Ministry of Transport and Communications in Norway has set minimum capacity requirements of 320 passengers, 120 berths and cargo for 150 Euro-pallets. The current agreement with the privately held company Hurtigruten AS entered into force on 1 January 2012 and expired on 31 December 2019, with an optional 1-year extension. From 2021 the two companies Hurtigruten AS and Havila Kystruten AS will operate the route. As of April 2022, one of the ships of Havila Kystruten was taken out of service; because of sanctions as a result of the 2022 Invasion of U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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