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Tjeldsund , a strait in Troms and Nordland counties, Norway
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Tjeldsund may refer to: Places *Tjeldsund Municipality, a municipality in Troms county, Norway * Tjeldsund Bridge, a suspension road bridge that crosses the Tjeldsundet strait in Troms county, Norway * Tjeldsund Church, a church in Tjeldsund Municipality in Troms county, Norway *Tjeldsundet Tjeldsundet ( Norwegian; ) is a strait in Northern Norway. The long strait is located between the island of Hinnøya and mainland Norway in its northern part and between Hinnøya and the island of Tjeldøya in its southern part. Tjeldsundet has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tjeldsund Municipality
or is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Troms Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The southwestern part of the municipality is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Ofoten and the rest of the municipality is part of Central Hålogaland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Evenskjer. Other important villages include Boltåsen, Fjelldal, Grov, Troms, Grov, Myklebostad, Tjeldsund, Myklebostad, Ramsund, Norway, Ramsund, Renså, Sandstrand, Troms, Sandstrand, and Tovika. Norges Brannskole (Norway's education and training center for firemen) is situated in Fjelldal. Marinejegerkommandoen is based south of Ramsund. The municipality is the 139th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Tjeldsund is the 199th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 4,281. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 1.8% over the previous 10-year period. General informatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tjeldsund Bridge
The Tjeldsund Bridge () is a suspension road bridge that crosses the Tjeldsundet strait between the mainland and the island of Hinnøya in Troms county, Norway. The bridge is long, the main span is , and the maximum clearance to the sea is . The bridge has 32 spans. After 30 months and 375,000 work hours, 112,000 bags of cement, 1200 tons of steel and the cost of , Tjeldsund Bridge was opened by King Olav V on 22 August 1967. (Norwegian) The bridge carries the highway, connecting and |
Tjeldsund Church
Tjeldsund Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tjeldsund Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hol i Tjeldsund on the island of Tjeldøya. It is the main church for the Tjeldsund parish which is part of the Trondenes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1901 using plans drawn up by the architect Ole Scheistrøen. The church seats about 420 people. History The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to 1589, but the church was not new at that time. The medieval churches were located about to the east of the present site, nearly to the shoreline of the fjord. Not much is recorded about the early medieval churches, but in 1703 a new church building was constructed (or a previous building was heavily renovated). In 1768, a new church was built on the site. This church was a long church design with a sacristy. The entry porch on the new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
