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Tromso Information

 

Tromso is a city and municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tromso.

 

Tromso city is the ninth largest urban area in Norway by population, and the seventh largest city in Norway by population. It is the largest city and the largest urban area in North Norway, and the second largest city and urban area in Sapmi.

 

The area has been inhabited since the end of the ice age, and the Sami culture is the first known culture of the region. Speakers of Norse, the ancestor of Norwegian brought their culture to the area during the migrations of the Vikings before AD 890, when Ohthere's settlement existed to the south of today's Tromso. The first church on the island of Tromsoya was erected in the 13th century, and the area one of Denmark-Norway's very northernmost territories not contested by Russia. During the 1600s, Denmark-Norway solidified its claim to the northern coast of Scandinavia and during this period a redoubt, Skansen, was built. Tromso was issued its city charter in 1794 by King Christian VII. The city was established as a municipality 1 January 1838.. The rural municipalities of Tromsoysund and Ullsfjord, and most of Hillesoy, were merged with Tromso on 1 January 1964.

 

Most of Tromso, including the city centre, is located on the small island of Tromsoya in the county of Troms, 350 kilometres (217 mi) inside the arctic circle. The island is connected to the mainland by the Tromso Bridge and the Tromsoysund Tunnel, and to the island of Kvaloya by the Sandnessund Bridge. The city is warmer than most other places located on the same latitude, due to the warming effect of the Gulf Stream.

 

The city centre of Tromso contains the highest number of old wooden houses in North Norway, the oldest house dating from 1789. The Arctic Cathedral, a modern church from 1965, is probably the most famous landmark in Tromso. The city is a cultural centre for its region, several festivals taking place in the summer. The largest football team in the city, Tromso I.L, plays in the Norwegian Premier League.ghts in 1848. It is the administrative center of the municipality as well as the principal shipping city of the Sunnmore district.

 

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