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Vannvåg

Coordinates: 70°04′22″N 19°58′56″E / 70.0727°N 19.9821°E / 70.0727; 19.9821
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Vannvåg
Village
Vannvåg is located in Troms og Finnmark
Vannvåg
Vannvåg
Location of the village
Vannvåg is located in Norway
Vannvåg
Vannvåg
Vannvåg (Norway)
Coordinates: 70°04′22″N 19°58′56″E / 70.0727°N 19.9821°E / 70.0727; 19.9821
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyTroms og Finnmark
DistrictHålogaland
MunicipalityKarlsøy Municipality
Elevation4 m (13 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
9135 Vannvåg

Vannvåg is a village in Karlsøy Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located along the Ullsfjorden on the southeastern shore of the island of Vanna. The Vannvåg School is the primary school for the eastern part of Vanna island. There is also a fish farm in the village. The harbour in Vannvåg is newly rebuilt in 2015.[2]

During the middle ages, there was a church in Vannvåg, but it was likely closed and torn down during the 1600s.

References

  1. ^ "Vannvåg, Karlsøy (Troms)". yr.no. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  2. ^ "Invitasjon til åpning av Vannvåg nye havn" (in Norwegian). Karlsøy kommune. Retrieved 2018-08-09.