Elgsnes
Elgsnes is a village in Harstad Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located on the northeastern part of the large island of Hinnøya, along the Andfjorden, about 24 kilometres northwest of the town of Harstad and about 16 kilometres north of the village of Kasfjord.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village in Harstad, Norway
- Also known as: “Ytre Elgsnes”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Elgsnes Chapel.
Elgsnes Chapel
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Elgsnes Chapel is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Harstad Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the village of Elgsnes on the island of Hinnøya, just northwest of the town of Harstad.
Elgsnes
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Harstad, Troms, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
68.91662° or 68° 54′ 60″ northLongitude
16.26238° or 16° 15′ 45″ eastElevation
26 metres (85 feet)Open location code
9FWRW786+JXOpenStreetMap ID
node 9867387661OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Norwegian Bokmål—“Elgsnes” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Elgsnes”
- Dutch: “Elgsnes”
- French: “Elgsnes”
- Irish: “Elgsnes”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Elgsnes”
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Explore places such as Inner-Elgsnes and Aunskaret.
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