Lavangen

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Lavangen kommune
—  Municipality  —
Coat of arms of Lavangen kommune
Coat of arms
Official logo of Lavangen kommune
Troms within
Norway
Lavangen within Troms
Lavangen within Troms
Coordinates: 68°39′28″N 17°35′1″E / 68.65778, 17.58361
Country Norway
County Troms
Municipality ID NO-1920
Administrative centre Tennevoll
Government
 - Mayor (2005) Bernhardt Halvorsen (Sp)
Area (Nr. 276 in Norway)
 - Total 302 km² (116.6 sq mi)
 - Land 296 km² (114.3 sq mi)
Population (2004)
 - Total 1,063
 - Density 4/km² (10.4/sq mi)
 - Change (10 years) -5.3 %
 - Rank in Norway 404
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Official language form Neutral
Data from Statistics Norway
Website: www.lavangen.kommune.no

Lavangen is a municipality in the county of Troms, Norway.

Lavangen was separated from Ibestad January 1, 1907. (Lavangen was merged with Salangen in the period January 1, 1964 - January 1, 1977.)

The municipality is situated around the Lavangen fjord, and also includes the inland valley of Spansdalen. The municipal centre is located at Tennevoll.

[edit] The name

The municipality is named after the fjord (Norse Laufangr). The first element is lauf n 'leaf' (here in the sense 'birchwood'), the last element is angr m 'fjord'.

[edit] Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1987). It shows three leaves of birch.

Inner Lavangen.
Inner Lavangen.