Balsfjord Municipality

municipality in Troms, Norway

or is the administrative center of Balsfjord Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The village has a population (2023) of 1,107 and a population density of . This makes it the largest urban area in the municipality. Storsteinnes Chapel is located in this village.

or is a small village in Balsfjord Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The village lies about southeast of the city of Tromsø. The village has a population (2023) of 483 and a population density of .

or is a fjord in Troms county, Norway. The long fjord runs through Balsfjord Municipality and Tromsø Municipality. It branches off the Tromsøysundet strait just south of the city of Tromsø and it flows in a north–south direction, ranging from wide. The European route E8 highway follows most of the eastern shore of the fjord and the European route E6 highway runs along the southern end of the fjord. The village of Storsteinnes lies along the southwestern coast of the fjord and the village of Nordkjosbotn lies at the southeastern end of the fjord.

fjord in Troms, Norway

church in Balsfjord, Norway

church in Balsfjord, Norway

former municipality in Troms, Norway

Mestervik or Meistervik is a village in Balsfjord Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The village is located near the southeastern end of the Malangen fjord, about south of the village of Mortenhals. Mestervik Chapel is located here.

church building in Balsfjord, Northern Norway

church in Balsfjord, Norway

Mortenhals or Mortenshals is a village in Balsfjord Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The village is located along the Malangen fjord, across the fjord from Rossfjordstraumen. The village of Mestervik is located about to the south. Malangen Church is located here. This village was the administrative centre of the old Malangen Municipality which existed from 1871 until 1964.