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Stonglandseidet

Coordinates: 69°05′07″N 17°10′20″E / 69.08528°N 17.17222°E / 69.08528; 17.17222
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Stonglandseidet
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Stonglandseidet is located in Troms
Stonglandseidet
Stonglandseidet
Stonglandseidet is located in Norway
Stonglandseidet
Stonglandseidet
Coordinates: 69°05′07″N 17°10′20″E / 69.08528°N 17.17222°E / 69.08528; 17.17222
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyTroms
DistrictMidt-Troms
MunicipalitySenja Municipality
Elevation30 m (100 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
9392 Stonglandseidet

Stonglandseidet is a village in Senja Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The village has a population (2001) of 225.[2] The village is home to a grocery store, bank, nursing home, Stonglandet Church, and a public school.

The village is located at the southern end of the island of Senja on the isthmus connecting the main part of the island to the Stonglandet peninsula. It is located about 41 km (25 mi) northeast of the city of Harstad, across the Vågsfjorden. The village of Å is 8 km (5.0 mi) to the west, and the village of Vangsvik is 32 km (20 mi) to the northeast.

References

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  1. ^ "Stonglandseidet" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
  2. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå (2001). "Folke- og boligtellingen 2001, kommune- og bydelshefter 1927 Tranøy" (PDF) (in Norwegian).