Lyngseidet
- Lyngseidet (Norwegian)
- Muotka (Kven)
- Muotki (Northern Sami)
![View of the village](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Coastal_view_in_Lyngseidet%2C_Lyngen%2C_Troms%2C_Norway%2C_2014_August_-_02.jpg/250px-Coastal_view_in_Lyngseidet%2C_Lyngen%2C_Troms%2C_Norway%2C_2014_August_-_02.jpg)
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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.
External links
- Official tourist page of the Lyngen region