Forøya

Forøya is a nature reserve in Senja Municipality, Troms. Forøya is situated nearby to the hamlet Gammelsæter, as well as near the locality Tranøya - Ránáidsuolu.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tranøy Church.

Tranøy Church

Church

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Tranøy Church is a historic parish church of the Church of Norway in Senja Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located on the small island of Tranøya, just off the shore of the large island of Senja.

Forøya

Type: Nature reserve
Description: protected area in Norway
Category: recreation area
Location: Senja Municipality, Troms, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

69.1655° or 69° 9′ 56″ north

Longitude

17.4793° or 17° 28′ 46″ east

Inception

December 21st, 2000

Operator

Statsforvalteren i Troms og Finnmark

Open location code

9FXV5F8H+6P

OpenStreetMap ID

way 993494127

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

Wikidata ID

Q108073513

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Norwegian Bokmål to Spanish—“Forøya” goes by many names.

Norwegian Bokmål: “Forøya naturreservat”
Norwegian Bokmål: “VV00000085”
Spanish: “Forøya”

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Localities in the Area

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