Fjordgård

Also known as Fjordgard

Fjordgård or Fjordgard is a small fishing village in Senja Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located on the northern part of the island of Senja, the second largest island in Norway. Fjordgård lies on the west side of the fjord Ørnfjorden, which is an arm that branches off of the main Øyfjorden. The island village of Husøy lies about across the fjord within sight of Fjordgård.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Fjordgård
Settlement.other_name: Fjordgard
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Fjordgard 030.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: View of the village
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.mapframe zoom: 11
Settlement.mapframe marker: village
Settlement.pushpin_map: Troms#Norway
Settlement.pushpin_label: Fjordgård
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Norway
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Northern Norway
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Troms
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District

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Wikidata facts

Country: Norway
Located in: Senja Municipality
Elevation: 9
Image: Fjordgard 030.jpg

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located in/on physical feature: Senja
Commons category: Fjordgard

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Fjordgård is surrounded by high and steep mountains and is connected to the rest of the island of Senja by a series of three road tunnels. Fjordgård Chapel is located in the village. The village had a population (2007) of 206 and a population density of . Since 2007, the population and area data for this village area has not been separately tracked by Statistics Norway.

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