Å, Lavangen Explained

Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Troms#Norway
Pushpin Label:Å
Pushpin Label Position:right
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
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:9357 Tennevoll
Coordinates:68.7839°N 17.7817°W
Elevation M:15
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

or [2] is a village in Lavangen Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The village is located along the eastern shore of the Lavangen fjord, about north of the administrative centre of Tennevoll and about east of the town of Harstad. The village of Soløy lies immediately south of Å, forming one large village area through conurbation. The population (2001) of the village was 79.[3]

Name

The village (originally a farm) was first mentioned in 1610 ("Aa"). The name is from Old Norse á, which means "(small) river".

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Å, Lavangen. yr.no. Norwegian. 2012-09-10.
  2. Web site: Informasjon om stadnamn. Norgeskart. Kartverket. no. 2024-07-25.
  3. Web site: Statistics Norway . Folke- og boligtellingen 2001, kommune- og bydelshefter 1920 Lavangen. 2001. Norwegian. PDF. Statistisk sentralbyrå. Statistics Norway.