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Salangen
Salangen may refer to: Places *Salangen Municipality, a municipality in Troms county, Norway *Salangen (fjord) or is a fjord in Salangen Municipality and Ibestad Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The fjord flows to the northeast from the Astafjorden and then turns to the southeast until it reaches the village of Sjøvegan at the head of the fjord. ..., a fjord in Troms county, Norway * Salangen Church, a church in Salangen Municipality in Troms county, Norway * Salangen Airport, Elvenes, an airport in Troms county, Norway Other * Salangen IF, a Norwegian alliance sports club from Sjøvegan in Troms county {{dab, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salangen Municipality
Salangen is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Troms Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Sjøvegan, where most of the people in the municipality live. Other villages include Elvenes, Salangen, Elvenes, Laberget, Salangsverket, and Seljeskogen. The municipality is situated along the Salangen (fjord), Sagfjorden in south central Troms county. The municipality is mostly coastal areas around the fjord as well as some inland valleys. Salangen is home to the world's northernmost bat population. The municipality is the 217th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Salangen is the 278th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,069. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 6.9% over the previous 10-year period. General information The municipality of Salangen was established on 1 January 1871 when it was separated from the large Ibest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salangen Airport, Elvenes
Salangen Airport, Elvenes (; ) is a general aviation airport located at Elvenes in Salangen Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It features a grass runway measuring . It also has a water airport located on Øvrevann. The municipal airport is solely used for air sports. The first use of the area as an airstrip was by the Norwegian Army Air Service in 1915. A permanent structure was established in 1919 and remained the sole land airport of the Air Service in Northern Norway until it was supplemented by Bardufoss Air Station in 1938. Elvenes was mostly used for aerial support of Norwegian Army exercises. The airfield was upgraded in May 1940 as part of the Norwegian Campaign under the auspice of the Royal Air Force. It was surrendered to Luftwaffe, who used it sparingly as a reserve for Bardufoss. The Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) took possession in 1945 and used it mostly for Army exercise support. Since 2001 there has been regular civilian use and the municipality bought t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salangen Church
Salangen Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Salangen Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sjøvegan. It is one of the churches for the Salangen parish which is part of the Senja prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white concrete church with wood accents was built in a long church style in 1981 using plans drawn up by the architect Harald Hille. The church seats about 420 people. History The first church built in Salangen was constructed in 1864 on the same site as the present church. The church burned down on 21 September 1978 in an apparent case of arson (since the nearby Lavangen Church caught fire on the same day). After the fire, there was some local controversy on where to build the church on the south side of the road, next to the cemetery. It was decided to rebuild it on the same site. The new church was completed in 1981 and consecrated on 13 December 1981. The new church contains the main nave, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salangen (fjord)
or is a fjord in Salangen Municipality and Ibestad Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The fjord flows to the northeast from the Astafjorden and then turns to the southeast until it reaches the village of Sjøvegan at the head of the fjord. The innermost part of the fjord is also named the Sagfjorden. References Fjords of Troms Salangen Ibestad {{Norway-fjord-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
