Tennevoll

Tennevoll
Tennevollen
Village

View of the village (at the end of the fjord)
Tennevoll

Location in Troms

Coordinates: 68°44′49″N 17°48′22″E / 68.74694°N 17.80611°ECoordinates: 68°44′49″N 17°48′22″E / 68.74694°N 17.80611°E
Country Norway
Region Northern Norway
County Troms
Municipality Lavangen
Area[1]
  Total 0.39 km2 (0.15 sq mi)
Elevation[2] 5 m (16 ft)
Population (2013)[1]
  Total 242
  Density 621/km2 (1,610/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code 9357 Tennevoll

Tennevoll or Tennevollen is a village and the administrative centre of the municipality of Lavangen in Troms county, Norway, about 50 kilometres (31 mi) straight east of the city of Harstad. Tennevoll is located at the end of the Lavangsfjorden, along the river Spansdalselva, which flows through the Spansdalen valley. The 632-metre (2,073 ft) tall mountain Reinbergen sits just to the east of the village.

The 0.39-square-kilometre (96-acre) village has a population (2013) of 242, giving the village a population density of 621 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,610/sq mi).[1] The only school for the municipality is located in Tennevoll, and Lavangen Church is 2 km (1.2 mi) to the north near the village of Å.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2013). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality.".
  2. "Tennevoll" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2012-09-10.