Hatteng

Hatteng  (Norwegian)
Háhtta  (Northern Sami)
Hattu  (Kven)
Village
Hatteng
Location in Troms
Hatteng
Hatteng (Norway)
Coordinates: 69°16′14″N 19°57′34″E / 69.27056°N 19.95944°E / 69.27056; 19.95944Coordinates: 69°16′14″N 19°57′34″E / 69.27056°N 19.95944°E / 69.27056; 19.95944
Country Norway
Region Northern Norway
County Troms
District Nord-Troms
Municipality Storfjord Municipality
Elevation[1] 15 m (49 ft)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code 9046 Oteren

Hatteng (Norwegian), Háhtta (Northern Sami), or Hattu (Kven) is the administrative centre of Storfjord Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The village is located along the European route E06 highway at the southern end of the Storfjorden, a branch of the large Lyngenfjorden. Storfjord Church is located in Hatteng.

Hatteng sits about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of the village of Nordkjosbotn (in Balsfjord Municipality) and about 33 kilometres (21 mi) northwest of the Treriksröset cairn where the borders of Norway, Sweden, and Finland meet.

Immediately west of Hatteng lies the village of Oteren.

References

  1. "Hatteng" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2012-12-18.


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