Grov or Grovfjord is a village in

Tjeldsund Municipality Tjeldsund ( sme, Dielddanuorri) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The southwestern part of the municipality is part of the traditional district of Ofoten and the rest of the municipality is part of Central Hålogaland. The ...

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county,

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. The village is located east of the village of

Tovik Tovik is a village in Tjeldsund Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located on the mainland at the entrance of the two fjords; Astafjorden and Vågsfjorden, and at a distance of about from Harstad/Narvik Airport, Ev ...

along the Grovfjorden at a very narrow point in the fjord. It is about southeast of the town of Harstad and about west of the town of Narvik. The Moelva and Gårdselva rivers flow through the village into the

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. The village has a population (2017) of 400 which gives the village a

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of . Grov is the location of the local primary and secondary schools,

Astafjord Church Astafjord Church ( no, Astafjord kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tjeldsund Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Grov. It is the church for the Astafjord parish which is part of the ...

, and a library. There are some local industries that mostly center on

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, and

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. Grov was the municipal center of the former municipality of

Astafjord Astafjord is a former municipality in the old Troms county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1926 until its dissolution in 1964. It was located in the eastern part of the present-day municipality of Tjeldsund in Troms og Finnmark county. ...

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Villages in Troms Skånland {{troms-geo-stub