Trondenes
Trondenes is an old parish and former municipality in Troms county in Norway. The 186-square-kilometre (72 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. It was located along the western shore of the Vågsfjorden in what is now Harstad Municipality. Trondenes included the majority of the island of Grytøya and part of the eastern coast of the island of Hinnøya as well as some smaller islands. Located just north of the town of Harstad, the village of Trondenes was the administrative centre of the municipality. That village is also the site of the historic Trondenes Church, the northernmost medieval stone church in Norway. The Trondenes Historical Center was built in 1997 near the church to teach about the history of the area. Trondenes Fort is also located on the Trondenes peninsula.
Trondenes Municipality
Trondenes herred | |
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Troms within Norway | |
Trondenes within Troms | |
| Coordinates: 68°49′18″N 16°33′48″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Troms |
| District | Central Hålogaland |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Harstad Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Trondenes |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
| • Total | 186 km2 (72 sq mi) |
| Population (1964) | |
| • Total | 6,567 |
| • Density | 35/km2 (91/sq mi) |
| Demonyms | Trondenesværing Tronesværing |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1914 |