Medby Explained

Official Name:Medby
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Troms#Norway
Pushpin Label:Medby
Pushpin Label Position:left
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:Senja Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:9395 Kaldfarnes
Coordinates:69.2814°N 17.0589°W
Elevation M:13
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Medby is a village in Senja Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located along the Veidmannsfjorden on the southwestern part of the island of Senja. The village lies along a highway that connects the villages of Grunnfarnes and Sifjord. The Kaldfarnes area lies just to the west of Medby and Ånderdalen National Park lies about to the east of the village. Medby Chapel is located in this village.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Medby, Torsken. yr.no. Norwegian. 2012-12-02.