Lyngseidet

Village in Lyngen Municipality, Norway

Village in Northern Norway, Norway

Lyngseidet (Norwegian)
Muotka (Kven)
Muotki (Northern Sami)

Ivgomuotki (Northern Sami)

Village

View of the village

69°34′35″N 20°13′08″E / 69.5763°N 20.2188°E / 69.5763; 20.2188CountryNorwayRegionNorthern NorwayCountyTromsDistrictNord-TromsMunicipalityLyngen MunicipalityArea

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• Total0.88 km² (0.34 sq mi)Elevation

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5 m (16 ft)Population

(2023)^[1]

• Total736 • Density836/km² (2,170/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Post Code

9060 Lyngseidet

Lyngseidet (Norwegian), Muotki or Ivgumuotki (Northern Sami), or Muotka (Kven)^[3] is the administrative centre of Lyngen Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The village is located on an isthmus that is about 3 km (1.9 mi) wide between an arm of the Ullsfjorden and the Lyngenfjorden.

The village is home to two grocery stores, Lyngen Church, nursing home, schools, daycare, pharmacy and library. A 9-metre (30 ft) tall plastic figure Santa Claus named Gollis is also located here.^[4] Lyngseidet is located 15 km (9.3 mi) north of the village of Furuflaten and 12 km (7.5 mi) by ferry from Olderdalen, in the neighboring Kåfjord Municipality. The 0.88-square-kilometre (220-acre) village has a population (2023) of 736 and a population density of 836 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,170/sq mi).^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Statistisk sentralbyrå (2023-12-23). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
^ "Lyngseidet, Lyngen (Troms)". yr.no. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
^ "Norges styggeste turistattraksjon Gollis formerer seg". 18 December 2020.