Fossmoen Explained

Official Name:Fossmoen
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Troms#Norway
Pushpin Label:Fossmoen
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:9325 Bardufoss
Coordinates:69.0456°N 18.5939°W
Elevation M:54
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Fossmoen is a small village in Målselv Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located about southeast of the town of Bardufoss, on the southeast side of the Bardufoss Airport. The village is named after the nearby Bardufossen waterfall. The village of Fossmoen is located about 3km (02miles) west of the famous waterfall Målselvfossen. The population of Fossmoen (2001) was 147.[2]

The local Fossmotunet folklore museum, which is a part of the Midt-Troms Museum is located here. It is built as a farm from the 19th century, using original buildings from Målselv. The museum is open to visitors only in the summer season.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fossmoen. yr.no. Norwegian. 2012-10-08.
  2. Web site: Folke- og boligtellingen 2001, kommune- og bydelshefter 1924 Målselv. 2001. Norwegian. Statistisk sentralbyrå. Statistics Norway.