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.