Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Troms#Norway |
Pushpin Label: | Renså |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Northern Norway |
Subdivision Name2: | Troms |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Central Hålogaland |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Tjeldsund Municipality |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 9445 Tovik |
Coordinates: | 68.6861°N 16.9128°W |
Elevation M: | 16 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
or [2] is a small village in Tjeldsund Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located just east of the slightly larger village of Tovik, and about 4km (02miles) east of the village of Sandstrand. The population (2001) of Renså is 69.[3] The village is located next to the Rensåelva river which flows into the Astafjorden from the Rensåvatnet lake. The nearest larger village is Grov, about 11km (07miles) to the east.
Agriculture is the main economic activity. The football grounds of the sports club IL Santor are situated on the ridge just above the village, which is called Rensåhøgda.