Lyngen
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Basic data | ||
Commune number : | 5424 | |
Province (county) : | Troms and Finnmark | |
Administrative headquarters: | Lyngseidet | |
Coordinates : | 69 ° 41 ′ N , 20 ° 4 ′ E | |
Surface: | 812.56 km² | |
Residents: | 2,794 (Feb 27, 2020) | |
Population density : | 3 inhabitants per km² | |
Language form : | neutral | |
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politics | ||
Mayor : | Dan Håvard Johnsen (Lyngen Tverrpolitisk List) (2015) | |
Located in the province of Troms and Finnmark | ||
Lyngen ( Sami Ivggu ) is a municipality ( German municipality ) in Troms og Finnmark in Northern Norway . Lyngen is also named for the Lyngenfjord , the Lyngenhalvøya ( German Lyngen Peninsula ) and the Lyngen Alps .
The municipality is located on the rugged Lyngen peninsula of the same name , on which the Jiekkevárri (1833 m) is also the highest mountain in the province ( Fylke ) Troms og Finnmark in the Lyngen Alps. The Lyngen Alps are considered to be one of the most beautiful mountains in Scandinavia. In summer and late winter they are often visited and used by paragliders and hang-gliders. The peninsula is surrounded by the Ullsfjord in the west and the Lyngenfjord in the east.
The administrative seat is in Lyngseidet . Further settlements are Furuflaten and Svensby. The municipality has its own ferry company which operates the lines from Lyngen to Breivikeidet in Tromsø and to Olderdalen / Kåfjord .
Lyngen Church was built in 1731 and moved to its current location in 1740. Another notable building is the Solhov School's large wooden house. It was built in 1924 to promote the Norwegianization of the region, which was mainly inhabited by the Sami and the Kven (descendants of Finnish immigrants in the 18th century).
Personalities
- Kirsten Hansteen (1903–1974), journalist and politician