Skjold, Troms
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Skjold is a village in the municipality of Målselv
in Troms
county, Norway
. Its population (2009) is 212. Skjold is located 30 km (18.6 mi) east of Andselv
at the confluence
of the Målselva
and Fjellfrøselva rivers.
Skjold
army base is located just north of the village of Skjold. It is home to the Brigade Nord
(Northern brigade) of the Norwegian Army
.
Målselv
Målselv is a municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Moen. Some other villages include Andslimoen, Bardufoss, Alappmoen, Holmen, Fossmoen, and Heggelia...
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...
. Its population (2009) is 212. Skjold is located 30 km (18.6 mi) east of Andselv
Andselv
Andselv is a village along the Andselva river in the Bardufoss area in the municipality of Målselv, in Troms county, Norway. Its population is 776. Andselv is located just north of Bardufoss Airport along European route E6 about north of the village of Heggelia and south of Andslimoen....
at the confluence
Confluence
Confluence, in geography, describes the meeting of two or more bodies of water.Confluence may also refer to:* Confluence , a property of term rewriting systems...
of the Målselva
Målselva
The Målselva river in Troms county, Norway has given name to Målselv municipality and the Målselvdalen valley. The river empties into the in Målselvfjorden, an arm of the Malangen fjord, north of Olsborg. The rivers Divielva, Tamokelva, and Rostaelva converge near the Lille Rostavatn lake to form...
and Fjellfrøselva rivers.
Skjold
Skjold (garrison)
Skjold is an army camp in the small village Øverbygd in the municipality of Målselv in Troms county, Norway. This camp is part of the Northern Brigade of the Norwegian Army and is where the 2nd Battalion Mechanized Infantry and Combat and Construction Engineers are based....
army base is located just north of the village of Skjold. It is home to the Brigade Nord
Brigade Nord
Brigade Nord is the only brigade in the Norwegian Army. It is mostly based in mid-Troms north of the Arctic Circle. Until 2009, the brigade was part of the 6th Division.-Units:...
(Northern brigade) of the Norwegian Army
Norwegian Army
Norway achieved full independence in 1905, and in the first century of its short life has contributed to two major conflicts, the Cold War and the War on Terror. The Norwegian Army currently operates in the north of Norway and in Afghanistan as well as in Eastern Europe. The Army is the oldest of...
.