Official Name: | Vannvåg |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Troms#Norway |
Pushpin Label: | Vannvåg |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
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 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 9135 Vannvåg |
Coordinates: | 70.0727°N 19.9821°W |
Elevation M: | 4 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Vannvåg is a village in Karlsøy Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The village is located along the Ullsfjorden on the southeastern shore of the island of Vannøya. The Vannvåg School is the primary school for the eastern part of Vannøya island. There is also a fish farm in the village. The harbour in Vannvåg is newly rebuilt in 2015.[2]
During the Middle Ages, there was a church in Vannvåg, but it was likely closed and torn down during the 1600s.