Vatnjavárri
Village in Tjeldsund Municipality, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vatnjavárri (Northern Sami) or Boltåsen (Norwegian)[2] is a Sámi hamlet or small village in Tjeldsund Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The village is located about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southeast of the village of Evenskjer and about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of the Harstad/Narvik Airport.
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Coordinates: 68.53241°N 16.70509°E / 68.53241; 16.70509 | |
Country | Norway |
Region | Northern Norway |
County | Troms |
District | Central Hålogaland |
Municipality | Tjeldsund Municipality |
Elevation | 59 m (194 ft) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Post Code | 9440 Evenskjer |
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The hamlet was home to the Boltås skole (Northern Sami: Vaknjavári skuvla), a bilingual Sámi–Norwegian public primary school. The school closed in 2013 at which time it had 25 students in seven classes.[3] Historically, this village was part of Skånland Municipality until 1 January 2020 when it became part of Tjeldsund Municipality.