Hansnes 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
Karlsøy Municipality
Karlsøy ( sme, Gálssa suohkan) is an island municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Hansnes. Other villages include Dåfjord, Hessfjord, Karlsøya, Torsvåg, Vannvà ...
in
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 ...
county,
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...
. The village is located on the northeast side of the island of
Ringvassøya
or is a large island in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is divided between the municipalities of Tromsø and Karlsøy. Several islands surround Ringvassøya including Kvaløya to the south; Reinøya and Karlsøya to the east; Vannøya, ...
, along the Langsundet
strait
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. By car, it is about northeast of the
city of Tromsø. The
Langsund Tunnel is a proposed
undersea tunnel
An underwater tunnel is a tunnel which is partly or wholly constructed under the sea or a river. They are often used where building a bridge or operating a ferry link is unviable, or to provide competition or relief for existing bridges or ferry li ...
which will connect the islands of Ringvassøya and
Reinøya. When built, the tunnel will replace the ferry service from Hansnes to the nearby islands of
Karlsøya,
Vannøya
Vanna or Vannøya is a rocky island in Karlsøy Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. At , Vanna is the 17th largest island in Norway by area. The highest peak is the mountain Vanntinden at a height of above sea level. The population ...
, and
Reinøya.
The village has a population (2017) of 493 which gives the village a
population density
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of .
Hansnes is home to stores, a gas station, a bank, a café, a medical center,
Ringvassøy Church
Ringvassøy Church ( no, Ringvassøy kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Karlsøy Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hansnes on the island of Ringvassøya. It is the main church fo ...
, a school, a
day care
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, and
nursing home
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s.
References
Villages in Troms
Karlsøy
It is possible that the village was given its name when Hans Mortensen Hegeland when he moved the family farm from Elvevoll approximately 1672
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