Ã…rstein is the
administrative centre
An administrative center 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 administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
of
Gratangen Municipality in
Troms og Finnmark county,
Norway. The village is located on the north side of the
Gratangsfjorden at the narrowest point along the fjord. The
Ã…rstein Bridge crosses the fjord here. The village is located about northwest of the village of
Fjordbotn (at the head of the fjord) and about from the village of
Hilleshamn (where the Gratangsfjorden empties into the
Astafjorden).
The Ã…rstein area has 211 inhabitants (as of 2010), making it the largest urbanized area in the municipality.
Tabell: 04317: Folkemengde, etter grunnkretser (G)
' (2010). SSB. is located in the village.
References
Gratangen
Villages in Troms
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