Harstad
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| Commune number : | 5402 | ||
| Province (county) : | Troms and Finnmark | ||
| Administrative headquarters: | Harstad | ||
| Coordinates : | 68 ° 48 ' N , 16 ° 32' E | ||
| Surface: | 445.21 km² | ||
| Residents: | 24,703 (Feb. 27, 2020) | ||
| Population density : | 55 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Language form : | neutral | ||
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| Mayor : | Kari-Anne Opsal ( Ap ) (2019) | ||
| Located in the province of Troms and Finnmark | |||
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Harstad ( North Sami : Háštá ) is a Norwegian city and forms its own municipality in the province ( Fylke ) Troms og Finnmark . It is the second largest city in the former province of Troms and the third largest in Northern Norway and has had municipal rights since 1904.
Harstad is about 250 km north of the Arctic Circle on the island of Hinnøya . The municipality comprises the northeastern part of Hinnøya and the islands of Grytøya , Sandsøya and Bjarkøya to the north . Harstad borders Kvæfjord in the west and Tjeldsund in the province ( Fylke ) Nordland in the south. In the southeast, the Tjeldsund Bridge connects Hinnøya with Skånland Municipality on the mainland . Harstad borders on Ibestad to the east . The highest point is the Sætertind in the south of the municipality with 1,094 m. The midnight sun shines in Harstad from May 23rd to July 19th. The polar night lasts from November 19th to January 16th.
The city is the center of oil / gas production in Northern Norway and lives from trade , the local shipyards , the military and administration . There is a daily speedboat connection through the Solbergfjord and Gisund to Finnsnes and on to Tromsø . The nearest airport is in Evenes ( Harstad / Narvik Airport ). Harstad is also the landing stage for Hurtigruten ships .
On January 1, 2013, Bjarkøy was incorporated into Harstad.
Attractions
Trondenes Church in June 2005
Harstad from a Hurtigruten ship
Hercules at the Trondenes Church
- Trondenes Church : The oldest building is the northernmost medieval stone church in the world, the Trondenes Church from around 1434. In the church there are carved altarpieces from the workshop of the late Gothic Lübeck Bernt Notke .
- Adolf cannon with exhibition: At a height near the Trondenes church in a military area , a cannon has been preserved, the so-called Adolf cannon . The cannon has a caliber of 16 inches. There is an exhibition in the bunker under the cannon.
- Harstad Church. Harstad Church was completed in 1958. The architecture and stained glass of the church are interesting .
sons and daughters of the town
- Hans Egede (1686–1758), Lutheran missionary among the Inuit in Greenland; Founder of Nuuk
- Lillian Crott Berthung (* 1922), translator and author
- Knut Andersen (1931–2019), film director, screenwriter, actor and film editor
- Leif Arne Heløe (* 1932), politician
- Anne Petrea Vik (* 1933), politician
- Ketil Stokkan (born 1956), singer
- Kristin Clemet (* 1957), politician and economist
- Elisabeth Aspaker (* 1962), politician
- Iren Reppen (* 1965), actress and singer
- Per-Willy Amundsen (* 1971), politician
- Mona Fagerås (* 1972), politician
- Flint Juventino Beppe (* 1973), composer, filmmaker, artist and producer
- Kent Gudmundsen (* 1978), politician
- Jon Lech Johansen (* 1983), "DVD-Jon"
- Cecilie Myrseth (* 1984), politician
swell
- ↑ Statistisk sentralbyrå - Befolkning
- ↑ Municipality second largest in Troms county
- ↑ City second largest in Troms county; third largest in North Norway
- ↑ The former Bjarkøy municipality was incorporated into Harstad on January 1, 2013.
- ↑ Facta om Harstad. Harstad Kommune, December 27, 2012, accessed January 1, 2013 (Norwegian).
