Alapmoen Explained

Official Name:Alapmoen
Other Name:Alappmoen
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Troms#Norway
Pushpin Label:Alappmoen
Pushpin Label Position:right
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Northern Norway
Subdivision Name2:Troms
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Midt-Troms
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Målselv Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:9334 Øverbygd
Coordinates:68.9969°N 19.0332°W
Elevation M:84
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Alapmoen[2] is a small farming village in Målselv Municipality in Troms county, Norway.

Location

The village is located about south of the Målselva river and about 21.5km (13.4miles) southeast of the urban area of Bardufoss, and about 11km (07miles) southwest of the village of Skjold.

The location of Alapmoen is unusual since it a small cluster of farming fields in the middle of a forest in Northern Norway which is unlike most other communities in Norway, since they are located near the ocean or along a river. The little farms of Rolvsjord, Skog, Frostad, and Renmelmoen are included in the village area.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alapmoen, Målselv (Troms). yr.no. 2018-08-19. 2018-08-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20180820043855/https://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Troms/M%C3%A5lselv/Alapmoen~2213923/. dead.
  2. Web site: Informasjon om stadnamn. Norgeskart. Kartverket. no. 2024-07-16.