Soløy

Soløy (Norwegian) or Suolemak (Northern Sami)^[2] is a village in Lavangen Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The village is located on 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 small village of Å lies immediately north of Soløy, forming one large village area through conurbation.

Soløy (Norwegian) Suolemak (Northern Sami)
Village
View of the village on the left side of the fjord
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Coordinates: 68.77461°N 17.80085°E / 68.77461; 17.80085
Country	Norway
Region	Northern Norway
County	Troms
District	Hålogaland
Municipality	Lavangen Municipality
Elevation [1]	19 m (62 ft)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	9357 Tennevoll

Lavangen Church is located in the southern part of the village. Historically, the village of Soløy was the administrative centre of Lavangen Municipality, from 1907 when the municipality was established until 1964 when it was merged into Salangen Municipality. On 1 January 1977, Lavangen Municipality was re-established and Tennevoll was chosen as the new administrative centre instead of Soløy.^[3]

References

1. "Soløy, Lavangen". yr.no. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
2. "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
3. Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (29 May 2024). "Lavangen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 25 July 2024.