Sørreisa (village)
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administrative centre An administrative centre 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 the administrative language, such as Belgi ...
of
Sørreisa Municipality Sørreisa () 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 Sørreisa (village), Sørreisa. Other villages include Grunnreisa, Skø ...
in
Troms Troms (; ; ; ) is a Counties of Norway, county in northern Norway. It borders Finnmark county to the northeast and Nordland county in the southwest. Norrbotten Län in Sweden is located to the south and further southeast is a shorter border with ...
county,
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. The village (also known as ''Straumen'') is located at the eastern end of the Reisafjorden, an arm off of the main
Solbergfjorden Solbergfjorden is a fjord (or more accurately, a strait) on the southeastern side of the large island of Senja in Troms county, Norway. The fjord flows through Dyrøy Municipality, Sørreisa Municipality, and Senja Municipality. The long strait ...
, and north of the lake Reisvatnet. The village of
Skøelva Skøelva or Skøelv is the second largest village in Sørreisa Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The village is located along the Reisafjorden, about west of the municipal centre of Sørreisa. The village is located along the mouth of the ...
is located about southwest of Sørreisa. Sørreisa is the location of the intersection of
Norwegian County Road 86 County Road 86 () is a highway in Troms county, Norway. The eastern end of the road begins in the village of Andselv (in the Bardufoss area of Målselv Municipality). It then heads west to the Gisund Bridge connecting the mainland of Norway to ...
and
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.
Straumen Chapel Straumen Chapel () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sørreisa Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sørreisa. It is one of the churches for the Sørreisa parish which is part of the Senja prosti (dea ...
is the main church for the village. The village has a population (2023) of 1,271 and a
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of .


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Sørreisa Villages in Troms {{Troms-geo-stub