Gansås

Gansås is a neighborhood within the which is located in in county, . It is situated on the southern and western sides of a small peninsula southeast of the city center.
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  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: neighborhood in Harstad, Norway
  • Also known as: Gangsås”, “Gansaas”, and “Gansas

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kanebogen School and Harstad Church.

School
Kanebogen skole is an elementary school in , a part of in . It has more than 300 pupils in classes from 1st to 7th grade, and about 50 employees.

Church
is a of the Church of Norway in in county, . It is located in the . It is the church for the Harstad parish which is part of the Trondenes prosti in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland.

Church
is the northernmost medieval stone church of and the world's northernmost surviving medieval building. It is a of the Church of Norway in in county, . is situated 3½ km north of Gansås.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kilbotn.

Village
is a village in in county, . The village is located about 12 km south of the center of the , along the on the east side of island. is situated 8 km south of Gansås.

Gansås

Latitude
68.78836° or 68° 47′ 18″ north
Longitude
16.56066° or 16° 33′ 38″ east
Elevation
40 metres (131 feet)
Open location code
9FWRQHQ6+87
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9867387674
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
3156127
Wiki­data ID
Q5521264
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Gansås” goes by many names.
  • Danish: Gangsås
  • Irish: Gangsås
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Gangsås
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Gangsåstoppen
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Gangsåsveien
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Gansås
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Gansåstoppen
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Gansåsveien
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Nedre Gangsås
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Nedre Gansås
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Øvre Gangsås
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Øvre Gansås
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Vollen (Harstad)
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Gangsås
  • Norwegian: Gansås

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Skonnerten Anna Rogde and Ganåstoppen.

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