Official Name: | Hansnes |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Troms#Norway |
Pushpin Label: | Hansnes |
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: | Karlsøy Municipality |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Area Total Km2: | 0.51 |
Population As Of: | 2023 |
Population Total: | 472 |
Population Density Km2: | 925 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 9130 Hansnes |
Coordinates: | 69.967°N 19.6275°W |
Elevation M: | 6 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Hansnes is the administrative centre of Karlsøy Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The village is located on the northeast side of the island of Ringvassøya, along the Langsundet strait. By car, it is about northeast of the city of Tromsø. The Langsund Tunnel is a proposed undersea tunnel which will connect the islands of Ringvassøya and Reinøya. When built, the tunnel will replace the ferry service from Hansnes to the nearby islands of Karlsøya, Vannøya, and Reinøya.
The 0.51km2 village has a population (2023) of 472 and a population density of .[2] Hansnes is home to stores, a gas station, a bank, a café, a medical center, Ringvassøy Church, a school, a day care, and nursing homes.[3]
It is possible that the village was given its name when Hans Mortensen Hegeland when he moved the family farm from Elvevoll approximately 1672.[4]