Tennevoll Explained

Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Troms#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Label:Tennevoll
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Northern Norway
Subdivision Name2:Troms
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Hålogaland
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Lavangen Municipality
Area Total Km2:0.44
Population As Of:2023
Population Total:290
Population Density Km2:659
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:9357 Tennevoll
Coordinates:68.7471°N 17.8062°W
Elevation M:5
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

or [2] is the administrative centre of Lavangen Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The village lies about straight east of the town of Harstad. Tennevoll is located at the end of the Lavangen fjord, along the river Spansdalselva, which flows through the Spansdalen valley. The 632m (2,073feet) tall mountain Reinbergen sits just to the east of the village.

The 0.44km2 village has a population (2023) of 290 and a population density of .[3] The only school for the municipality is located in Tennevoll, and Lavangen Church is 2km (01miles) to the north in the village of Soløy.

Historically, the village of Soløy was the administrative centre of Lavangen Municipality, from 1907 when the municipality was established until 1964 when it was merged into Salangen Municipality. On 1 January 1977, Lavangen Municipality was re-established and Tennevoll was chosen as the new administrative centre instead of Soløy.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tennevoll, Lavangen (Troms). yr.no. 2018-08-27.
  2. Web site: Informasjon om stadnamn. Norgeskart. Kartverket. no. 2024-07-25.
  3. Web site: Statistisk sentralbyrå . Statistics Norway . 2023-12-23. Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality .
  4. Encyclopedia: Lavangen . . . 2024-05-29 . Thorsnæs . Geir . no . 2024-07-25.