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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.
The nights shorten quickly. By 21 February the sun is above the horizon from 7:45 am to 4:10 pm, and by 1 April it is above the horizon from 5:50 am to 7:50 pm (daylight saving time). If we include astronomical twilight as "not night", then Tromso only has 14 hours of night on the winter solstice.
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 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.
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.
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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.