Laukhella

Laukhella
Village

View of Laukhella (in the upper right part of the picture)
Laukhella

Location in Troms

Coordinates: 69°15′10″N 17°57′16″E / 69.25278°N 17.95444°ECoordinates: 69°15′10″N 17°57′16″E / 69.25278°N 17.95444°E
Country Norway
Region Northern Norway
County Troms
District Midt-Troms
Municipality Lenvik
Elevation[1] 21 m (69 ft)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code 9303 Silsand

Laukhella is a village in the municipality of Lenvik in Troms county, Norway. The village lies to the west of the village of Silsand on the island of Senja. It is located along the Laksfjorden, about 5 km (3.1 mi) west of the municipal centre of Finnsnes.

The village and surrounding area is home to several hundred people,[2] and one major local industry is a prefabricated house factory. Islandsbotn stadium is also here, which is the home field of the FK Senja football team.

References

  1. "Laukhella" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
  2. Statistisk sentralbyrå (2001). "Folke- og boligtellingen 2001, kommune- og bydelshefter 1931 Lenvik" (PDF) (in Norwegian).