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Måsøy
Måsøy ( sme, Muosát; fkv, Moseija) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Havøysund. Other villages include Bakfjord, Gunnarnes, Ingøy, Måsøy, Slåtten, and Snefjord. The municipality is located on the mainland as well as several islands. The municipality is the 97th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Masøy is the 322nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,162. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 6.5% over the previous 10-year period. The municipality includes the Fruholmen Lighthouse, the northernmost lighthouse in Norway as well as the Havøysund Bridge, the northernmost bridge in the world. The tallest tower in Scandinavia, the tall Ingøy radio transmitter is located on Ingøya island. The Hurtigruten coastal express boat stops at the village of Havøysund daily. There is also a road connection ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Måsøy (village)
Måsøy ( sme, Muosát; fkv, Moseija) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Havøysund. Other villages include Bakfjord, Gunnarnes, Ingøy, Måsøy, Slåtten, and Snefjord. The municipality is located on the mainland as well as several islands. The municipality is the 97th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Masøy is the 322nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,162. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 6.5% over the previous 10-year period. The municipality includes the Fruholmen Lighthouse, the northernmost lighthouse in Norway as well as the Havøysund Bridge, the northernmost bridge in the world. The tallest tower in Scandinavia, the tall Ingøy radio transmitter is located on Ingøya island. The Hurtigruten coastal express boat stops at the village of Havøysund daily. There is also a road connec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Måsøya
Måsøya ( sme, Muosáidsuolu) is an island in Måsøy Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The island is located west of the large island of Magerøya and to the east of the islands of Hjelmsøya and Havøya. The Porsanger Peninsula on the mainland lies south of the island. The island is only accessible by boat, and there is regular ferry service from Havøysund. The population of the island (2012) is about 40 people. The only settlement on the island is the small fishing village of Måsøy. It is located on the southern part of the island on an isthmus between two small fjords. Historically, the village was the administrative centre of the municipality and it is where Måsøy Church is located. There is a herd of about 40 reindeer that live on the island. The notable Norwegian minister and poet Magnus Brostrup Landstad was born here. See also *List of islands of Norway This is a list of islands of Norway sorted by name. For a list sorted by area, see List of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingøy
Ingøy or Inga is a small fishing village on the island of Ingøya in Måsøy Municipality, Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The village lies on the northern coast of the island of Ingøya, facing the open Arctic Ocean. The village of Ingøy lies about west of the famous North Cape. The village is only accessible by boat from the nearby village of Havøysund. Ingøy Church is located in the village. The Ingøy radio transmitter is located about south of Ingøy. The mast of the longwave transmitter is the tallest structure in Norway and in all of Scandinavia Scandinavia; Sámi languages: /. ( ) is a subregion#Europe, subregion in Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. In English usage, ''Scandinavia'' most commonly refers to Denmark, .... There is a fish processing plant in Ingøy called ''Ingøy Fisk'' that is one of the main employers in the area. The village of Ingøy dates back to the 14th century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingøya
Ingøya ( sme, Fávle-Iččát) is an island on the edge of the Arctic Ocean in Måsøy Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The island lies just north of the island of Rolvsøya and west of the island of Hjelmsøya. The sparsely populated island is only accessible by boat. There are regular ferry connections at the port in the village of Ingøy on the north side of the island. The ferry connects to Gunnarnes on Rolvsøya and Havøysund on the island of Havøya. The island has about 13 inhabitants (2022). The Ingøy radio transmitter is located about south of the village of Ingøy. Fruholmen Lighthouse lies just off the northern coast of the island. From the northwest, the broad Mafjorden cuts into the island of Ingøya and on the east side there is an open bay called Sanden. The southwestern part of the island is quite mountainous with the highest peak being the tall Mafjordfjellet. The southern and eastern parts of the island are flat and partially swampy. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troms Og Finnmark
Troms og Finnmark (; sme, Romsa ja Finnmárku ; fkv, Tromssa ja Finmarkku; fi, Tromssa ja Finnmark, lit. Troms and Finnmark in English language, English), is a Counties of Norway, county in Northern Norway, northern Norway that was established on 1 January 2020 as the result of a regional reform. Its lifespan as county is only temporary, as it was decided to cease to exist from January 1st 2024. It is the largest county by area in Norway, encompassing about . It was formed by the merger of the former Finnmark and Troms counties in addition to Tjeldsund Municipality from Nordland county. The administrative centre of the county is split between two towns. The political and administrative offices are based in Tromsø (city), city of Tromsø (the seat of the old Troms county). The county governor (Norway), county governor is based in Vadsø (town), town of Vadsø (the seat of the old Finnmark county). The two towns are about apart, approximately a 10-hour drive by car. On 1 Janua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Havøysund Bridge
The Havøysund Bridge ( no, Havøysundbrua) is the world's northernmost bridge over 50 meter length. It is a prestressed concrete cantilever bridge in Måsøy Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The bridge crosses the ''Havøysundet'' strait connecting the mainland to the fishing village of Havøysund on the island of Havøya. The bridge is long and has a main span of . The Havøysund Bridge was opened in 1986 and is part of County Road 889.. Retrieved 2013-02-10. 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 Havøysund Bridge Bridges completed in 1986 Road bridges in Troms og Finnmark Måsøy 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Havøysund
Havøysund ( sme, Ávanuorri) is the administrative centre of the Måsøy Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located on the small island of Havøya, but is connected to the mainland by the Havøysund Bridge. The village has a population (2017) of 976 which gives the village a population density of . Havøysund is a fishing village which offers a generally wide range of common services. There are fish processing factories, a boat yard, a petrol station, doctors, Havøysund Church, various shops, a sports hall, and museums. Havøysund also has a varied and lovely architecture; all the way along the beach one finds post-war houses, the so-called (the houses built after World War II all had the same design). Up in the valley, there are more houses that were built in later decades after the war. Måsøy Museum is located in Havøysund. The museum was established in a building that was originally built as a rectory. The collection of items consi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Municipalities Of Norway
Norway is divided into 11 administrative regions, called counties (''fylker'' in Norwegian, singular: ''fylke''), and 356 municipalities (''kommuner/-ar'', singular: ''kommune'' – cf. communes). The capital city Oslo is considered both a county and a municipality. Municipalities are the atomic unit of local government in Norway and are responsible for primary education (until 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. Law enforcement and church services are provided at a national level in Norway. Municipalities are undergoing continuous consolidation. In 1930, there were 747 municipalities in Norway. As of 2020 there are 356 municipalities, a reduction from 422. See the list of former municipalities of Norway for further detail about municipal mergers. The consolidation effort is complicated by a number of factors. Since block grants are made by the national ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slåtten
Slåtten (name of church written ''Slotten'', official name ''Slåtten''; sme, Muotki) is a village in Måsøy Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located along the Revsbotn fjord, along Norwegian County Road 889. It is located about north of the village of Kokelv and about south of Havøysund Havøysund ( sme, Ávanuorri) is the administrative centre of the Måsøy Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located on the small island of Havøya, but is connected to the mainland by the Havøysund Bridge. The .... Slotten Church is located in this very small village. References Villages in Finnmark Måsøy Populated places of Arctic Norway {{Finnmark-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian County Road 889
County Road 889 ( no, Fylkesvei 889) is long and runs between Smørfjord and Havøysund in Troms og Finnmark, Norway. The road runs through Porsanger, Hammerfest and Måsøy, and passes the small villages of Kokelv, Selkop, Lillefjord, Latter, Slåtten, Snefjord, Krokelv and Bakfjord. At Smørfjord, the road branches from E69. It crosses to Havøysund across the Havøysund Bridge. The section from Kokelv to Havøysund is designated one of eighteen National Tourist Routes in Norway. File:Havöysund.jpg, Havøysund and the Havøysund Bridge File:Road in Måløy.jpg, A section of the road in Måsøy Måsøy ( sme, Muosát; fkv, Moseija) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Havøysund. Other villages include Bakfjord, Gunnarnes, Ingøy, Måsøy, Slåtten ... References 889 National Tourist Routes in Norway 889 Porsanger Kvalsund Måsøy Roads within the Arctic Circle {{N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunnarnes
Gunnarnes is a seaside village on the island of Rolvsøya in the municipality of Måsøy in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. There is a ferry between Gunnarnes and Havøysund Havøysund ( sme, Ávanuorri) is the administrative centre of the Måsøy Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located on the small island of Havøya, but is connected to the mainland by the Havøysund Bridge. The .... See also * Gunnarnes Chapel References Villages in Finnmark Måsøy {{Finnmark-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fruholmen Lighthouse
Fruholmen Lighthouse ( no, Fruholmen fyr, former name ''Norskholmen fyr'') is a coastal lighthouse located in Måsøy Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It sits on a tiny islet just off the northern coast of the island of Ingøya. History The lighthouse was established in 1866 and it is the northernmost lighthouse in Norway. This is the first of the three major lighthouses that guide ships around the North Cape into the Barents Sea, and it is actually the northernmost of the three. The original cast iron lighthouse was destroyed during World War II. The current lighthouse was completed in 1949. The tall square white concrete tower has a red lantern on top. The light in the lantern flashes white every 20 seconds. There is a secondary light located lower in elevation that flashes white, red or green light depending on direction, occulting three times every 10 seconds. See also *Lighthouses in Norway *List of lighthouses in Norway The following is a sortabl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
