or is a village in

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 ...

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county,

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. The village is located east of the village of Tovik 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 (2023) of 411 and a

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

Astafjord Municipality Astafjord is a Former municipalities of Norway, former municipality in Troms Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1926 until its dissolution in 1964. The area now makes up the eastern part of Tjeldsund Municipality, ...

which existed from 1926 until 1964. The lake Skoddebergvatnet lies about to the south of Grov.

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Villages in Troms Skånland {{troms-geo-stub