Kroken, Troms

Neighborhood of Tromsø
View of the village (seen from Tromsøya)
View of the village (seen from Tromsøya)
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Kroken is located in Troms
Kroken
Kroken
Kroken is located in Norway
Kroken
Kroken
Coordinates: 69°41′02″N 19°04′10″E / 69.68389°N 19.06944°E / 69.68389; 19.06944
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyTroms
DistrictMidt-Troms
MunicipalityTromsø Municipality
Elevation
[1]
19 m (62 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
9022 Krokelvdalen

Kroken (Norwegian) or Biežavággi (Northern Sami)[2] is a neighborhood in the city of Tromsø which lies in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The neighborhood is located along the Tromsøysundet strait on the mainland, just across the strait from the city centre of Tromsø which lies on the island of Tromsøya. The Tromsdalen area of the city of Tromsø lies about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the south and the village of Movik lies about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to the north. The village is considered part of the Tromsdalen urban area.

Kroken is a large residential area that has two schools, Kroken Church, the Ishavsbyen FK association football club, and the Krokensenteret shopping mall, where Norway's largest Coop Prix used to be located, but got changed to a coop extra.

References

  1. ^ "Weather forecast for Kroken, Tromsø (Troms)". yr.no. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  2. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-07-10.


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