Vangsvik
Vangsvik or Vangsvika is a village in Senja Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The village has a population of about 350. The village has a school, Vangsvik Chapel, store, and medical office.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 269 residents
- Description: settlement in Senja Municipality, Norway
- Also known as: “Vangsvika”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Vangsvik Chapel.
Vangsvik Chapel
Church
Vangsvik Chapel is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Senja Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vangsvik. It is one of the churches for the Tranøy parish which is part of the Senja prosti in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brøstadbotn.
Brøstadbotn
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Brøstadbotn is the administrative centre of Dyrøy Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The village is located on the mainland of Norway, along the Dyrøysundet strait, looking across the strait at the island of Dyrøya to the southwest. Brøstadbotn is situated 9 km south of Vangsvik.
Vangsvik
- Categories: human settlement, urban area in Norway, and locality
- Location: Senja Municipality, Troms, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
69.16966° or 69° 10′ 11″ northLongitude
17.74132° or 17° 44′ 29″ eastPopulation
269Elevation
55 metres (180 feet)Open location code
9FXV5P9R+VGOpenStreetMap ID
node 6203030836OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
3132735Wikidata ID
Q3125092
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Vangsvik” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “فانغسفيك”
- Danish: “Vangsvik”
- Dutch: “Vangsvik”
- Egyptian Arabic: “فانجسفيك”
- French: “Vangsvik”
- German: “Vangsvik”
- Irish: “Vangsvik”
- Italian: “Vangsvik”
- Malay: “Vangsvik”
- Northern Sami: “Vangsvik”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Vangsvik”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Vikstranda”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Vangsvik”
- Norwegian: “Vangsvik”
- Persian: “ونگسویک”
- Spanish: “Vangsvik”
- Swedish: “Vangsvik”
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