Fauskevåg
Fauskevåg is a village in Harstad Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located on the island of Hinnøya, along the Vågsfjorden, about 20 km south of the town of Harstad.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village in Harstad, Norway
- Also known as: “Fauskevaag”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sandtorg Church.
Sandtorg Church
Church
Photo: Henny stokseth, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sandtorg Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Harstad Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sørvika on the east side of the island of Hinnøya. Sandtorg Church is situated 3 km northwest of Fauskevåg.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kilbotn and Gausvik.
Kilbotn
Village
Kilbotn is a village in Harstad Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The village is located about 12 km south of the center of the town of Harstad, along the Vågsfjorden on the east side of Hinnøya island. Kilbotn is situated 6 km north of Fauskevåg.
Gausvik
Village
Photo: Kindrob, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gausvika or Gausvik is a village in Harstad Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is in the northeastern part of the large island of Hinnøya, along the Tjeldsundet Strait, about 25 kilometres south of the town of Harstad. Gausvik is situated 6 km southwest of Fauskevåg.
Fauskevåg
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Harstad, Troms, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
68.66456° or 68° 39′ 52″ northLongitude
16.57676° or 16° 34′ 36″ eastElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
9FWRMH7G+RPOpenStreetMap ID
node 9867387649OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Fauskevåg” goes by many names.
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