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Tromsøya or Romssasuolu (Northern Sami) [1] is an island in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It lies in the Tromsøysundet strait between the mainland and the larger island of Kvaløya. The city of Tromsø is located on the 21.7-square-kilometre (8.4 sq mi) island, which has 39,882 residents. [2]
Sommarøy or Sommerøya is an old fishing village in the western part of Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway.It is located about 36 kilometres (22 mi) west of the city of Tromsø and is a popular tourist destination due to its white sand beaches and scenery.
Tromsø, [b] officially the Tromsø Municipality, [c] is a municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tromsø.Other notable settlements in the municipality include the villages of Bjerkaker, Ersfjordbotn, Jøvika, Kaldfjord, Kjosen, Kroken, Kvaløysletta, Lakselvbukt, Melvika, Movik, Oldervik, Sandneshamn, Sjursnes, Sommarøy, and Tromsdalen.
Until 1919, the county was formerly known as Tromsø amt.On 1 July 2006, the Northern Sami name for the county, Romsa, was granted official status along with Troms. [6]The county (and the city of Tromsø) is named after the island Tromsøya on which it is located (Old Norse Trums).
Senja or SáΕΎΕΎá (Northern Sami) [2] is an island in Senja Municipality in Troms county, Norway in northern Europe.With an area of 1,586.3 square kilometres (612.5 sq mi), [1] it is the second largest island in Norway (outside of the Svalbard archipelago).
Håkøya or Ávká (Northern Sami) [1] is an island in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway. [2] The 3.69-square-kilometre (1.42 sq mi) island is located in the Sandnessundet strait between the islands Kvaløya and Tromsøya. It is southeast of the village of Eidkjosen on Kvaløya and west of the city of Tromsø on Tromsøya.
Tromsdalen viewed from the island of Tromsøya Tromsdalen viewed from Radisson Blu hotel in winter around noon time The urban area encompasses a good portion of the valley in which it is located. Tromsdalen, which literally means Troms valley , is connected to the island of Tromsøya by the Tromsø Bridge .
His father, Michael Hvid (1680-1757), had been the estate manager since 1716 and remained so until his death in 1765. In 1764, Johan Hysing bought the estate, and he was in 1771 followed by his son, Ahlert Hysing. His brother-in-law, Andreas Røst, bought the estate in 1772, and in 1777 and 1781, it was sold to Georg Wasmuth (1724-1800). [5] [6 ...