Årstein

Årstein (Norwegian) or Árjogeargi or Orrageargi (Northern Sami)^[2] is the administrative centre of Gratangen Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The village is located on the north side of the Gratangsfjorden at the narrowest point along the fjord. The Årstein Bridge crosses the fjord here. The village is located about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) northwest of the village of Fjordbotn (at the head of the fjord) and about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the village of Hilleshamn (where the Gratangsfjorden empties into the Astafjorden).

Årstein (Norwegian) Árjogeargi (Northern Sami) Orrageargi (Northern Sami)
Village
View of the Årstein bridge over the Gratangsfjorden
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Coordinates: 68°41′25″N 17°32′32″E
Country	Norway
Region	Northern Norway
County	Troms
District	Central Hålogaland
Municipality	Gratangen Municipality
Elevation [1]	22 m (72 ft)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	9470 Gratangen

The Årstein area has 211 inhabitants (as of 2010), making it the largest urbanized area in the municipality.^[3] Gratangen Church is located in the village. It was designed in a modernist style by Oskar Nordeval and opened in 1971.^[4]

References

1. "Årstein, Gratangen" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
2. "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
3. "Tabell: 04317: Folkemengde, etter grunnkretser (G)" (in Norwegian). Statistics Norway. 2010.
4. "Gratangen kirke (Gratangen Church)". The Architecture Guide for Northern Norway and Svalbard. Retrieved 2024-09-11.