Setermoen
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| Country | Norway | ||||
| Province (fylke) | Troms and Finnmark | ||||
| Municipality (commune) : | Bardu | ||||
| Coordinates : | 68 ° 52 ' N , 18 ° 21' E | ||||
| Residents : | 2,417 (2011) | ||||
| Area : | 3.4 km² | ||||
| Population density : | 711 inhabitants per km² | ||||
| Height : | 80 moh. | ||||
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Setermoen is the administrative center of the municipality of Bardu in Fylke Troms og Finnmark in Norway . The village is located on the Barduelva River , about 25 km east of Sjøvegan and about 25 km south of Bardufoss . The place is 80 m above sea level and had 2417 inhabitants in 2011. The postal address is 9360 Bardu.
The municipal council gave Setermoen city rights in 1999, but this was rejected and prevented by the Norwegian central government because the place has fewer than 5000 inhabitants.
location
Setermoen lies along the river Barduelva and on the bank of the lake Sætervatnet in the middle of the valley Bardudalen . The place is about 23km south of Andselv with the airport Bardufoss lufthavn . and about 75km east of Harstad town . The E6 runs through the center of Setermoen. Both the Bardu kirke church and the Setermoen military camp are located in Setermoen.
Setermoen military camp
Military training was introduced in Setermoen in 1898. The place was chosen because of its strategic location in the middle of Bergen, making it one of the oldest used army bases in Norway. The Norwegian Army has shaped the place in many ways through its presence.
There are a total of 1000 soldiers and 500 officers in Setermoen, which is the largest garrison in Norway. As part of the North Brigade , the following parts are in Setermoen:
- Artilleribataljonen (Artillery Battalion)
- Panserbataljonen (tank battalion)
- Sanitetsbataljonen (medical battalion)
- Etteretningsbataljonen (espionage battalion )
A major renovation program has been taking place since July 2012. Most of the buildings and barracks of the military camp will be demolished and replaced with new ones. The project will cost over NOK 1 billion . The reason for the project is that after the end of the Cold War, the tasks of the army have changed and more efforts have to be made to recruit volunteers.
Web links
- Setermoen on snl.no in the store norske leksikon (Norwegian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Setermoen. In: yr.no. Retrieved January 26, 2013 (Norwegian).
- ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå: Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality. (No longer available online.) In: Statistics Norway. January 1, 2011, archived from the original on November 14, 2011 ; Retrieved January 26, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
