Vatnjavárri Explained

Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Troms#Norway
Pushpin Label:Vatnjavárri
Pushpin Label Position:top
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:9440 Evenskjer
Coordinates:68.5324°N 16.7051°W
Elevation M:59
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

or [2] is a Sámi hamlet or small village in Tjeldsund Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The village is located about southeast of the village of Evenskjer and about north of the Harstad/Narvik Airport.

The hamlet was home to the Boltås skole (Northern Sami: Vaknjavári skuvla), a bilingual SámiNorwegian public primary school. The school closed in 2013 at which time it had 25 students in seven classes.[3] Historically, this village was part of Skånland Municipality until 1 January 2020 when it became part of Tjeldsund Municipality.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Boltåsen, Tjeldsund . 2024-07-27 . yr.no.
  2. Web site: Informasjon om stadnamn . 2024-07-27 . Norgeskart . . no.
  3. Web site: Brun . Håkon . 25 January 2016 . Boltås skole . 9 February 2021 . Evenskjer.net . no.