Laugen
Laugen is a nature reserve in Harstad, Troms. Laugen is situated nearby to the suburb Trondenes, as well as near Hagan.- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: protected area in Norway
- Also known as: “Laugen landskapsvernområde med tilhørende dyrelivsfredning”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Trondenes Church and Trondenes Historical Center.
Trondenes Church
Church
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Trondenes Church is the northernmost medieval stone church of Norway and the world's northernmost surviving medieval building. It is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Harstad Municipality in Troms county, Norway.
Trondenes Historical Center
Museum
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Trondenes Historical Center is a museum located in Trondenes, in the town of Harstad, in Troms county, Norway. The museum covers the history of Trondenes and the surrounding areas.
Harstad Church
Church
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Harstad Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Harstad Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the town of Harstad. It is the church for the Harstad parish which is part of the Trondenes prosti in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gansås.
Gansås
Suburb
Photo: Kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gansås is a neighborhood within the town of Harstad which is located in Harstad Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is situated on the southern and western sides of a small peninsula southeast of the city center.
Laugen
- Categories: protected area and recreation area
- Location: Harstad, Troms, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
68.8218° or 68° 49′ 18″ northLongitude
16.5519° or 16° 33′ 7″ eastInception
December 8th, 1995Operator
Statsforvalteren i Troms og FinnmarkOpen location code
9FWRRHC2+PQOpenStreetMap ID
way 696009952OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveWikidata ID
Q29966194
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Norwegian to Spanish—“Laugen” goes by many names.
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Laugen landskapsvernområde”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Laugen”
- Norwegian: “Laugen landskapsvernområde”
- Spanish: “Laugen”
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