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Encyclopedia > Bjarkøy
Bjarkøy kommune
County Troms
Landscape Hålogaland
Municipality NO-1915
Administrative centre Bjarkøy
Mayor (2003) Jorunn Berg (Sandsøy og Fenes/Skjellesvik Bygdeliste)
Official language form Neutral
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Percentage		 Ranked 402
74 km²
73 km²
0.02 %
Population
 - Total (2004)
 - Percentage
 - Change (10 years)
 - Density		 Ranked 428
529
0.01 %
-20.0 %
7/km²
Coordinates 68°59′ N 16°29′ E (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=68_59_N_16_29_E_type:adm2nd_region:NO-1915)
www.bjarkoy.kommune.no

Data from Statistics Norway (http://www.ssb.no/english/municipalities/1915) Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke, until 1918 known as amter, singular - amt), and 433 municipalities (kommuner). ... Troms is a county in Norway, bordering Finnmark and Nordland. ... Hålogaland was the northernmost of the Norwegian provinces. ... Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke), and 433 municipalities (kommuner). ... The ISO 3166-2 codes for Norway describe 19 counties (fylke). ... Norwegian is a Germanic language spoken in Norway. ... This article explains the meaning of area as a physical quantity. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... In the most common sense of the word, a population is the collection of people—or organisms of a particular species—living in a given geographic area. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. ... This article is about longitude and latitude; see also UTM coordinate system Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (vertically) and longitude (horizontally); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which...

Bjarkøy is a municipality in the county of Troms, Norway. Norway - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ...


The municipality is spread across several smaller islands, the biggest being the northern side of Grytøya (the southern part belongs to Harstad). The island of Bjarkøy is the biggest hamlet, also housing the municipal seat.


This is old viking territory, and was a chieftain seat during the viking age and the middle ages. Among the more famous chieftains you find Tore Hund, who killed Norway's Patron Saint, Saint Olav in the battle of Stiklestad in 1030. In 1323 the chieftain seat was raided and burned by carelian warriors. Olaf II Haraldsson ( 995 – July 29, 1030), king from 1015–1028, called during his lifetime the Stout and afterwards known as Saint Olaf, was born in the year in which Olaf Tryggvasson came to Norway. ... Events Battle of Stiklestad ensures the Christianization of Norway. ... Events Canonization of Saint Lithuania: Vilnius becomes capital August 12 - The Sweden and Novgorod (Russia) is signed, regulating the border for the first time Births Deaths Categories: 1323 ...



Municipalities of Troms

Balsfjord | Bardu | Berg | Bjarkøy | Dyrøy | Gratangen | Harstad | Ibestad | Karlsøy | Kvæfjord | Kvænangen | Kåfjord | Lavangen | Lenvik | Lyngen | Målselv | Nordreisa | Salangen | Skjervøy | Skånland | Storfjord | Sørreisa | Torsken | Tranøy | Tromsø Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke), and 433 municipalities (kommuner). ... Troms is a county in Norway, bordering Finnmark and Nordland. ... Missing image Image:Baksfjord kart. ... The municipality Bardu in the county of Troms, Norway, has 3,799 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. ... The municipality Berg in the county of Troms, Norway, has 1,061 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. ... The municipality Gratangen in the county of Troms, Norway, has 1,316 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. ... Harstad is a town and municipality in the county of Troms on the island of Hinnøya, Norway. ... The municipality Ibestad in the county of Troms, Norway, has 1,647 inhabitants As of october 1. ... The municipality Lavangen in the county of Troms, Norway, has 1,050 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. ... Lenvik is a municipality in the county of Troms, Norway. ... The municipality Lyngen in the county of Troms, Norway, has 3,183 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. ... The municipality Nordreisa in the county of Troms, Norway, has 4,739 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. ... The municipality Salangen in the county of Troms, Norway, has 2,303 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. ... Storfjord is municipality in the county of Troms, Norway, has 1,860 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. ... The municipality Torsken in the county of Troms, Norway, has 1,129 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. ... County Troms Landscape Municipality NO-1902 Administrative centre Tromsø Mayor (2004) Herman Kristoffersen (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 18 2,566 km² 2,519 km² 0. ...



 
 

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