Lyngseidet
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Lyngen
Lyngen is a municipality and a fjord in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Lyngseidet.- General information :...
in Troms
Troms
or Romsa is a county in North Norway, bordering Finnmark to the northeast and Nordland in the southwest. To the south is Norrbotten Län in Sweden and further southeast is a shorter border with Lapland Province in Finland. To the west is the Norwegian Sea...
county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. The population (2009) is 846. The town is located on an isthmus
Isthmus
An isthmus is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas usually with waterforms on either side.Canals are often built through isthmuses where they may be particularly advantageous to create a shortcut for marine transportation...
that is about 3 km (1.9 mi) wide.
The village is home to a grocery store, church, nursing home, schools, daycare, and library. The plastic Santa Claus
Santa Claus
Santa Claus is a folklore figure in various cultures who distributes gifts to children, normally on Christmas Eve. Each name is a variation of Saint Nicholas, but refers to Santa Claus...
named Gollis
Gollis
Gollis is a Norwegian tourist attraction in the form of a 9 metre tall Santa Claus made out of plastic materials. It is located in Lyngseidet in Lyngen in the county of Troms.Gollis is popular with tourists, but the locals are divided in their views...
is also located here. Lyngseidet is located 15 km (9.3 mi) north of the village of Furuflaten
Furuflaten
Furuflaten is a village in the municipality of Lyngen in Troms county, Norway. Its population is 243. The village is located along the Lyngen fjord. Furuflaten is located at the mouth of the Lyngsdalselva river, about south of Lyngseidet, and about straight southeast of the city of Tromsø....
and 12 km (7.5 mi) by ferry from Olderdalen
Olderdalen
Olderdalen is the administrative centre of the municipality of Gáivuotna - Kåfjord in Troms county, Norway. Its population is 312.Olderdalen is located in the Olderdalen valley along the Kåfjorden with a view of the Lyngen Alps, and has a ferry connection to Lyngseidet, the administrative centre...
, in Kåfjord
Kåfjord
Gáivuotna or Kåfjord , is a municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Olderdalen.- General information :...
.