Country Norway County Troms Time zone CET (UTC+01:00) Elevation 15 m | Region Northern Norway Municipality Lavangen Post Code 9357 Tennevoll | |
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Weather -10°C, Wind E at 8 km/h, 77% Humidity | ||
Å is a village in the municipality of Lavangen in Troms county, Norway. The village is located along the northern shore of the Lavangen about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of the administrative centre of Tennevoll and about 52 kilometres (32 mi) east of the city of Harstad.
The population (2001) of the village was 79. The southern part of the village area is called Soløy, and that is the location of Lavangen Church.
The name
The village (originally a farm) was first mentioned in 1610 ("Aa"). The name is from Old Norse á, which means "(small) river"
References
Å, Lavangen Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA