Fjelldal

Fjelldal
Nedre Fjelldal
Village
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Fjelldal is located in Troms
Fjelldal
Fjelldal
Fjelldal is located in Norway
Fjelldal
Fjelldal
Coordinates: 68°33′22″N 16°31′34″E / 68.5561°N 16.5262°E / 68.5561; 16.5262
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyTroms
DistrictOfoten
MunicipalityTjeldsund Municipality
Area
 • Total0.84 km2 (0.32 sq mi)
Elevation7 m (23 ft)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total312
 • Density371/km2 (960/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
9441 Fjelldal

Fjelldal is a village in Tjeldsund Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The village is located on the eastern bank of the Tjeldsundet strait in the northeastern part of the municipality. The village is located about halfway between the villages of Ramsund and Evenskjer. The town of Harstad is located about 45 kilometres (28 mi) north of Fjelldal, and Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes is reachable by a 15-minute car drive to the southeast.[3] Fjelldal Chapel is located in this village.

The 0.84-square-kilometre (210-acre) village had a population (2012) of 312 and a population density of 371 inhabitants per square kilometre (960/sq mi). Since 2012, the population and area data for this village area has not been separately tracked by Statistics Norway.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (2022-04-03). "04859: Area and population of urban settlements (US) 2000 - 2021".
  2. ^ "Fjelldal, Tjeldsund (Nordland)". yr.no. Archived from the original on 2019-01-04. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
  3. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Fjelldal" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-06-11.