Tromsdalen is a village area and valley in the municipality of Tromsø

Tromsø

Tromsø is a city and municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tromsø.Tromsø city is the ninth largest urban area in Norway by population, and the seventh largest city in Norway by population...

 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...

. It is located just to the east of the city of Tromsø on the mainland along the coast of the Tromsøysundet

Tromsøysundet

Tromsøysundet is a strait located in the municipality of Tromsø in Troms county, Norway. It separates the island of Tromsøya from the mainland east of the island. The strait is crossed by the Tromsøysund Tunnel and the Tromsø Bridge. The strait is about long and it is about wide....

. The population of Tromsdalen (2001) is 4,589.

Tromsdalen (Troms valley) is connected to the city of Tromsø on the island of Tromsøya

Tromsøya

Tromsøya is a small island in the strait between the mainland and Kvaløya island in Tromsø municipality, Troms county, Norway. It contains the city centre and several residential areas of the city of Tromsø and has given the city its name. The island's area is roughly and has a population of...

 by the Tromsø Bridge

Tromsø Bridge

The Tromsø Bridge is a cantilever road bridge in the city of Tromsø, Norway. It crosses the strait of Tromsøysundet between Tromsdalen on the mainland and Tromsøya. Construction began in 1958, and the bridge was opened in 1960. At the time of its opening, it was the longest bridge in Northern...

. European route E8

European route E8

The European route E 8 is a European route that goes from Tromsø, Norway to Turku, Finland. The length of the route is .* E 8: Tromsø – Nordkjosbotn – Skibotn – Kilpisjärvi – Kaaresuvanto – Muonio – Tornio – Keminmaa – Kemi – Oulu – Liminka – Raahe – Kalajoki – Kokkola – Vaasa – Pori –...

 runs through the northern part of Tromsdalen. The Tromsdalselva river flows through the valley.

Popular attractions in Tromsdalen are the Arctic Cathedral

Arctic Cathedral

The Tromsdalen Church , which is more commonly known as The Arctic Cathedral , is a church in Tromsø, Norway, built in 1965. The church is a parish church and not, in fact, a cathedral.The church was designed by Jan Inge Hovig, and its building materials consist mainly of concrete...

 and the Fjellheisen

Fjellheisen

Fjellheisen is an aerial tramway located in the city of Tromsø, Norway.The lower station is located near sea-level in Tromsdalen, a suburb on the mainland. The upper station is located at Storsteinen , a mountain ledge about 420 m above sea-level...

aerial tramway

Aerial tramway

An aerial tramway , cable car , ropeway or aerial tram is a type of aerial lift which uses one or two stationary ropes for support while a third moving rope provides propulsion...

 to the top of a nearby fell

Fell

“Fell” is a word used to refer to mountains, or certain types of mountainous landscape, in Scandinavia, the Isle of Man, and parts of northern England.- Etymology :...

; the tramway ends at an elevation of 420 metres (1,378 ft) where the view is stunning. The mountain Tromsdalstinden

Tromsdalstinden

Tromsdalstinden is a mountain east of the city Tromsø, Norway. The summit measures 1,238 meters above sea level. Snowfall varies from one year to another, but the peak is usually snow free only for a few months in the summer. The mountain is easily spotted from the city centre of Tromsø...

is located at the eastern end of Tromsdalen and reaches an elevation of 1238 metres (4,061.7 ft). The climb to the top of this mountain is very popular with the Tromsø residents, since mountain climbing equipment is not needed.