Place:Tjeldsund, Nordland, Norway

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NameTjeldsund
Alt namesHol i Lødingensource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeMunicipality
Located inNordland, Norway
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Tjeldsund is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The southwestern part of the municipality is part of the traditional district of Ofoten and the rest of the municipality is part of Central Hålogaland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Evenskjer. Other important villages include Fjelldal, Myklebostad, Grovfjord, Renså, Sandstrand, Tovik, and Ramsund. Norges Brannskole (Norway's education and training center for firemen) is situated in Fjelldal. Marinejegerkommandoen is based south of Ramsund.

The municipality is the 139th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Tjeldsund is the 198th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 4,216. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 0.2% over the previous 10-year period.

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