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The town (and municipality) is named after the old Harstad farm (Old Norse: Harðarstaðir), since the town is built where the farm once was located. [9] The first element is (probably) the genitive case of the male name Hǫrðr. The last element is staðir which means "homestead" or "farm". [9]
The municipal center is the town of Harstad, which is the most populous town in Central Hålogaland and the third-largest in all of Northern Norway. [7] [8] The town was incorporated in 1904. Villages in the municipality include Elgsnes, Fauskevåg, Gausvika, Grøtavær, Kasfjord, Lundenes, Nergården and Sørvika.
Trondenes is a neighborhood and parish in the town of Harstad in Harstad Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The area is located on the northern end of the town, on a peninsula in the Vågsfjorden. The village is notable for the Trondenes Fort at the northern tip of the peninsula as well as the medieval Trondenes Church.
Trondenes Historical Center (Norwegian: Trondenes Historiske Senter) is a museum located in Trondenes, in the town of Harstad, in Troms county, Norway. [1] The museum covers the history of Trondenes and the surrounding areas. The museum displaying more than 2,000 years of history in the region, which was once a Viking Age power centre.
Gansås is a neighborhood within the town of Harstad which is located in Harstad Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is situated on the southern and western sides of a small peninsula southeast of the city center. The main residential areas in Gansås are Vollen (inhabited since 1975) and Øvre Gangsås (Upper Gangsås) (established in the ...
Harstad Church (Norwegian: Harstad kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Harstad Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the town of Harstad. It is the church for the Harstad parish which is part of the Trondenes prosti in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland.
Seljestad is a neighborhood within the town of Harstad which is located in Harstad Municipality in Troms county, Norway.It is located to the south of the city center and north of the neighborhoods of Harstadbotn and Grønnebakkan.
Pages in category "Harstad" The following 54 pages are in this category, out of 54 total. ... Harstad (town) Harstad Camping; Harstad Church; Harstad IL; Harstad ...