Å
Village
View of the village (left side of the fjord)
View of the village (left side of the fjord)
Å is located in Troms og Finnmark
Å
Å
Location of the village
Å is located in Norway
Å
Å
Å (Norway)
Coordinates: 68°47′02″N 17°46′54″E / 68.78389°N 17.78167°E / 68.78389; 17.78167
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyTroms og Finnmark
MunicipalityLavangen Municipality
Elevation15 m (49 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
9357 Tennevoll

Å is a village in Lavangen Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located along the northern shore of the Lavangen fjord, about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of the administrative centre of Tennevoll and about 52 kilometres (32 mi) east of the town of Harstad.

The population (2001) of the village was 79.[2] The southern part of the village area is called Soløy, and that is the location of Lavangen Church.

Name

The village (originally a farm) was first mentioned in 1610 ("Aa"). The name is from Old Norse á, which means "(small) river".

See also

References

  1. "Å, Lavangen" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2012-09-10.
  2. Statistisk sentralbyrå (2001). "Folke- og boligtellingen 2001, kommune- og bydelshefter 1920 Lavangen" (PDF). Statistics Norway (in Norwegian).


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