Hansnes
Village
Hansnes is located in Troms og Finnmark
Hansnes
Hansnes
Location of the village
Hansnes is located in Norway
Hansnes
Hansnes
Hansnes (Norway)
Coordinates: 69°58′01″N 19°37′39″E / 69.9670°N 19.6275°E / 69.9670; 19.6275
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyTroms og Finnmark
DistrictHålogaland
MunicipalityKarlsøy Municipality
Area
[1]
 • Total0.49 km2 (0.19 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
6 m (20 ft)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total493
 • Density1,006/km2 (2,610/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
9130 Hansnes

Hansnes is the administrative centre of Karlsøy Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located on the northeast side of the island of Ringvassøya, along the Langsundet strait. By car, it is about 58 kilometres (36 mi) northeast of the city of Tromsø. The Langsund Tunnel is a proposed undersea tunnel which will connect the islands of Ringvassøya and Reinøya. When built, the tunnel will replace the ferry service from Hansnes to the nearby islands of Karlsøya, Vannøya, and Reinøya.

The 0.49-square-kilometre (120-acre) village has a population (2017) of 493 which gives the village a population density of 1,006 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,610/sq mi).[1] Hansnes is home to stores, a gas station, a bank, a café, a medical center, Ringvassøy Church, a school, a day care, and nursing homes.[3]

Hansnes

References

  1. 1 2 3 Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2017). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. ↑ "Hansnes, Karlsøy" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
  3. ↑ Store norske leksikon. "Hansnes" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2010-03-16.


It is possible that the village was given its name when Hans Mortensen Hegeland when he moved the family farm from Elvevoll approximately 1672[1]

  1. ↑ lindisrokstad. "Hegelund". ancestry.com.
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