Oldervik, Troms

Oldervik
Village
Oldervik
Location in Troms
Oldervik
Oldervik (Norway)
Coordinates: 69°45′24″N 19°40′33″E / 69.75667°N 19.67583°E / 69.75667; 19.67583Coordinates: 69°45′24″N 19°40′33″E / 69.75667°N 19.67583°E / 69.75667; 19.67583
Country Norway
Region Northern Norway
County Troms
District Midt-Troms
Municipality Tromsø Municipality
Elevation[1] 4 m (13 ft)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code 9034 Oldervik

Oldervik is a fishing village in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway, about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of the city of Tromsø. It is located in a deep valley where the river Oldervikelva discharges into the Ullsfjorden, between two mountains that are both about 900 metres (3,000 ft) in elevation. The Grøtsundet strait leading to the city of Tromsø joins the Ullsfjorden, just north of the village. The population of Oldervik (2001) is 131 people.[2]

References

  1. "Oldervik" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
  2. Statistisk sentralbyrå (2001). "Folke- og boligtellingen 2001, kommune- og bydelshefter 1902 Tromsø" (PDF) (in Norwegian).
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