Torsken Municipality
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Torsken Municipality was a former coastal municipality in Troms county, Norway, known for its fishing communities and rugged island landscapes before being merged into Senja.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Torsken (village) | 3 |
| Torsken Municipality canonical | 3 |
| Torsken parish | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | former municipality of Norway ⓘ |
| administrativeCentre |
Torsken Municipality
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Torsken (village)
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| climate | subarctic maritime climate ⓘ |
| coastlineOn | Norwegian Sea ⓘ |
| coatOfArmsMotive | fish hook design ⓘ |
| country | Norway ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision |
Troms og Finnmark
ⓘ
surface form:
Troms og Finnmark (after county merger context)
|
| dissolutionReason | municipal merger reform in Norway ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
aquaculture
ⓘ
small-scale coastal fishing ⓘ |
| geographyFeature |
coastal cliffs
ⓘ
fjords ⓘ mountainous terrain ⓘ |
| governedBy | municipal council ⓘ |
| hasCapital |
Torsken Municipality
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surface form:
Torsken (village)
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| hasCoatOfArms | coat of arms of Torsken ⓘ |
| hasReligiousParish |
Torsken Municipality
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Torsken parish
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| hasSettlement |
Flakstadvåg
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Gryllefjord ⓘ Sifjord ⓘ Torsken Municipality self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Torsken (village)
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| historicalFunction | local government unit ⓘ |
| knownFor |
coastal fisheries
ⓘ
fishing communities ⓘ rugged island landscapes ⓘ |
| languageOfficial | Norwegian ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Arctic region ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Northern Norway
ⓘ
Troms og Finnmark ⓘ
surface form:
Troms county
|
| locatedInEcologicalRegion | North Atlantic coastal zone ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Senja
ⓘ
Senja island ⓘ
surface form:
island of Senja
|
| mergedAdministrativeUnitOn | 1 January 2020 ⓘ |
| mergerInto | Senja Municipality ⓘ |
| observesDaylightSavingTime | Central European Summer Time ⓘ |
| partOf | Senja region ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic |
dispersed coastal settlements
ⓘ
small population ⓘ |
| primaryIndustry |
fish processing
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ |
| region | Hålogaland (traditional district) ⓘ |
| religionDominant | Church of Norway ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction |
coastal scenery
ⓘ
fishing tourism ⓘ hiking in rugged terrain ⓘ |
| transportConnection | ferry connections to other coastal communities ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Torsken (village)
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Torsken (village)
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Torsken (village)
this entity surface form:
Torsken parish