Sjøvegan
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| Country | Norway | ||||
| Province (fylke) | Troms and Finnmark | ||||
| Municipality (commune) : | Salangen | ||||
| Coordinates : | 68 ° 52 ' N , 17 ° 51' E | ||||
| Residents : | 806 (2019) | ||||
| Area : | 0.81 km² | ||||
| Population density : | 995 inhabitants per km² | ||||
| Height : | 38 moh. | ||||
Sjøvegan is a village in the Norwegian municipality of Salangen , located in the province ( Fylke ) Troms og Finnmark . The place is the administrative center of Salangen and has 806 inhabitants (as of 2019).
geography
Sjøvegan is a so-called Tettsted , i.e. a settlement that is counted as one area for statistical purposes. The place is at the head of the Salangen fjord . The Fylkesvei 851 establishes the connection to European route 6 (E6). In the village is the Sjøvegan videregående skole , a secondary school.
Surname
The name represents the plural of the term "sjøveg" from the language form Nynorsk . This means "way down to the sea".
Web links
- Sjøvegan in the store norske leksikon (Norwegian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tettsteders following og areal. Statistisk sentralbyrå , December 4, 2019, accessed July 22, 2020 (Norwegian).
- ↑ Sjøvegan. In: norgeskart.no. Kartverket, accessed July 22, 2020 (Norwegian).
- ↑ Sjøvegan videregående skole. Sjøvegan videregående skole, accessed on July 22, 2020 (Norwegian).
- ↑ Sjøvegan. In: Norsk stadnamnleksikon. Retrieved July 22, 2020 (Norwegian).