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Tromsø, [b] officially the Tromsø Municipality, [c] is a municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tromsø.Other notable settlements in the municipality include the villages of Bjerkaker, Ersfjordbotn, Jøvika, Kaldfjord, Kjosen, Kroken, Kvaløysletta, Lakselvbukt, Melvika, Movik, Oldervik, Sandneshamn, Sjursnes, Sommarøy, and Tromsdalen.
Tromsø, [a] also called Romsa [b] in Northern Sámi, Tromssa in Kven, [4] and several other names, [c] is a city in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway. [1] The city is the administrative centre of the municipality as well as the administrative centre of Troms county.
Until 1919, the county was formerly known as Tromsø amt.On 1 July 2006, the Northern Sami name for the county, Romsa, was granted official status along with Troms. [6]The county (and the city of Tromsø) is named after the island Tromsøya on which it is located (Old Norse Trums).
Tromsø Region is a region in Troms county, Norway.It is centered on the city of Tromsø and consists of two municipalities: Tromsø Municipality (population: 76,974) [1] and Karlsøy Municipality (population: 2,200).
Tromsøya or Romssasuolu (Northern Sami) [1] is an island in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway.It lies in the Tromsøysundet strait between the mainland and the larger island of Kvaløya.
Tromsdalen or Romssavággi (Northern Sami) [3] is an urban neighborhood in the city of Tromsø which is in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway.It is located just to the east of the city centre on the mainland along the coast of the Tromsøysundet strait.
Tromsø Cathedral (Norwegian: Tromsø domkirke) is a cathedral of the Church of Norway located in the city of Tromsø in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway.The cathedral is the church for the Tromsø Domkirkens parish.
The fence has measures in place to prevent suicide. Construction began in 1958 and the bridge was opened in 1960. At the time of its opening, it was the longest bridge in Northern Europe, with a length of 1,036 metres (3,399 ft). [5]