Ramsund is a village in Tjeldsund Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The village is located on the eastern shore of the Ramsundet strait, just south of the Ramsund Bridge. The 0.6-square-kilometre (150-acre) village has a population (2018) of 300 which gives the village a population density of 500 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,300/sq mi).[1]

Ramsund
Village
Ramsund is located in Troms
Ramsund
Ramsund
Location of the village
Ramsund is located in Norway
Ramsund
Ramsund
Ramsund (Norway)
Coordinates: 68°29′31″N 16°31′06″E / 68.4920°N 16.5184°E / 68.4920; 16.5184
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyTroms
DistrictOfoten
MunicipalityTjeldsund
Area
 • Total0.6 km2 (0.2 sq mi)
Elevation15 m (49 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total300
 • Density500/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
9442 Ramsund

Ramsund Chapel is located in this village. The main Norwegian Naval base for the north is located south of the village and is the home for the Marinejegerkommandoen unit.[3]

Norwegian Navy and US Navy personnel in the hills above Ramsund in Feb 2017
Historical image of Ramsundet strait, taken 1900-1910

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2018). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. ^ "Ramsund, Tjeldsund (Nordland)". yr.no. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
  3. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Ramsund" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-06-11.

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