Å, Lavangen

Å (Norwegian) or Oavák (Northern Sami)^[2] is a village in Lavangen Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The village is located along the eastern shore of the Lavangen fjord, about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of the administrative centre of Tennevoll and about 52 kilometres (32 mi) east of the town of Harstad. The village of Soløy lies immediately south of Å, forming one large village area through conurbation. The population (2001) of the village was 79.^[3]

Å (Norwegian) Oavák (Northern Sami)
Village
View of the village (left side of the fjord)
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Coordinates: 68°47′02″N 17°46′54″E
Country	Norway
Region	Northern Norway
County	Troms
District	Hålogaland
Municipality	Lavangen Municipality
Elevation [1]	15 m (49 ft)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	9357 Tennevoll

Name

The village (originally a farm) was first mentioned in 1610 ("Aa"). The name is from Old Norse á, which means "(small) river".

See also

• the village of Å in Ibestad Municipality in Troms county, Norway
• the village of Å in Senja Municipality in Troms county, Norway

References

1. "Å, Lavangen" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2012-09-10.
2. "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
3. Statistisk sentralbyrå (2001). "Folke- og boligtellingen 2001, kommune- og bydelshefter 1920 Lavangen" (PDF). Statistics Norway (in Norwegian).