Tennevoll
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Tennevoll is a village and the administrative centre of the municipality of Lavangen
in Troms
county, Norway
, about 50 km (31.1 mi) straight east of the city of Harstad
. Its population (2009) is 267. The only municipal school is located in Tennevoll, and Lavangen church is 2 km (1.2 mi) to the north in the village of Lavangen
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Tennevoll is located at the end of the Lavangsfjord, along the river Spansdalselva, which flows through the Spansdalen valley. The 632 metres (2,073.5 ft) tall mountain Reinbergen sits just to the east of the village. The neighboring village of Å
is 4 km (2.5 mi) north along the fjord's shore.
Lavangen
Lavangen is a municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Tennevoll. The municipality is situated around the area of the river Spansdalelva og Lavangen fjord...
in Troms
Troms
or Romsa is a county in North Norway, bordering Finnmark to the northeast and Nordland in the southwest. To the south is Norrbotten Län in Sweden and further southeast is a shorter border with Lapland Province in Finland. To the west is the Norwegian Sea...
county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
, about 50 km (31.1 mi) straight east of the city of Harstad
Harstad
is the second largest city and municipality by population, in Troms county, Norway – the city is also the third largest in North Norway. Thus Harstad is the natural centre for its district. Situated approximately north of the Arctic Circle, the city celebrated its 100th anniversary in...
. Its population (2009) is 267. The only municipal school is located in Tennevoll, and Lavangen church is 2 km (1.2 mi) to the north in the village of Lavangen
Lavangen
Lavangen is a municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Tennevoll. The municipality is situated around the area of the river Spansdalelva og Lavangen fjord...
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Tennevoll is located at the end of the Lavangsfjord, along the river Spansdalselva, which flows through the Spansdalen valley. The 632 metres (2,073.5 ft) tall mountain Reinbergen sits just to the east of the village. The neighboring village of Å
Å, Lavangen
Å is a village in the municipality of Lavangen in Troms county, Norway. The population of the village was 79. The village is located along the shores of the Lavangen fjord about north of the municipal centre of Tennevoll and about east of the city of Harstad.-See also:*Å, Ibestad in Ibestad...
is 4 km (2.5 mi) north along the fjord's shore.