Mortenhals Explained

Official Name:Mortenhals
Other Name:Mortenshals
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Troms#Norway
Pushpin Label:Mortenhals
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:Balsfjord Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:9056 Mortenhals
Coordinates:69.4001°N 18.596°W
Elevation M:8
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Mortenhals or Mortenshals is a village in Balsfjord Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The village is located along the Malangen fjord, across the fjord from Rossfjordstraumen. The village of Mestervik is located about to the south. Malangen Church is located here. This village was the administrative centre of the old Malangen Municipality which existed from 1871 until 1964.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mortenhals, Balsfjord (Troms). yr.no. 2018-08-15.