Kroken
Kroken or Biežavággi is a neighborhood in the city of Tromsø which lies in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The neighborhood is located along the Tromsøysundet strait on the mainland, just across the strait from the city centre of Tromsø which lies on the island of Tromsøya.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality
- Description: part of the city of Tromsø, Norway
- Also known as: “Kroken, Troms”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kroken Church and University Hospital of North Norway.
Kroken Church
Church
Kroken Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located the Kroken borough in the city of Tromsø.
University Hospital of North Norway
Hospital
The University Hospital of North Norway or UNN is a hospital and health trust. UNN is a university hospital for the region which includes the counties of Nordland, Troms and Finnmark. University Hospital of North Norway is situated 4 km west of Kroken.
Tromsø fengsel
Prison
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Tromsø fengsel is a prison, which is situated 3½ km west of Kroken.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tomasjord and Hamna.
Hamna
Suburb
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Hamna is a suburb, which is situated 4½ km northwest of Kroken.
Tromsdalen
Suburb
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Tromsdalen or Romssavággi is an urban neighborhood in the city of Tromsø which is in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located just to the east of the city centre on the mainland along the coast of the Tromsøysundet strait. Tromsdalen is situated 5 km southwest of Kroken.
Kroken
- Category: human settlement
- Location: Tromsø, Troms, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Kroken” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Kroken”
- Danish: “Kroken”
- Dutch: “Kroken”
- French: “Kroken”
- Irish: “Kroken”
- Malay: “Kroken, Tromsø”
- Malay: “Kroken”
- Northern Sami: “Biežavággi”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Krokelvdalen”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kroken”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kroken i Tromsø”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kroken”
- Norwegian: “Kroken”
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