or is a
village
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in
Lavangen Municipality
or is a municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Tennevoll. Other villages in Lavangen include Fossbakken and Spansdalen (in the inland areas) and Kjeiprød, Røkenes, Låternes ...
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 is located along the eastern shore of the
Lavangen fjord, about north of 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
Tennevoll
or is the administrative centre of Lavangen Municipality in Troms county, Norway. 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 ...
and about east of the
town of Harstad. 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 ...
lies immediately south of Ã…, forming one large village area through
conurbation
A conurbation is a region consisting of a number of metropolises, cities, large towns, and other urban areas which, through population growth and physical expansion, have merged to form one continuous urban or industrially developed area. In most ...
. The population (2001) of the village was 79.
Name
The village (originally a farm) was first mentioned in 1610 ("Aa"). The name is from Old Norse ''á'', which means "(small) river".
See also
*the village of
Ã… in
Ibestad Municipality
Ibestad () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Troms Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional region of Central HÃ¥logaland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the vil ...
in Troms county, Norway
*the village of
Ã… in
Senja Municipality
Senja is a municipality in Troms 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. ...
in Troms county, Norway
References
Villages in Troms
Lavangen
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