Hatteng

Hatteng (Northern Sami: Háhtta; Kven: Hattu) is the administrative centre of Storfjord Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located along the European route E06 highway at the southern end of the Storfjorden, a branch of the large Lyngenfjorden. Storfjord Church is located in Hatteng.

Hatteng  (Norwegian)

Háhtta  (Northern Sami)
Hattu  (Kven)
Village
Hatteng
Location of the village
Hatteng
Hatteng (Norway)
Coordinates: 69°16′14″N 19°57′34″E
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyTroms og Finnmark
DistrictNord-Troms
MunicipalityStorfjord Municipality
Elevation15 m (49 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
9046 Oteren

Hatteng sits about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of the village of Nordkjosbotn (in Balsfjord Municipality) and about 33 kilometres (21 mi) northwest of the Treriksröset cairn where the borders of Norway, Sweden, and Finland meet.

Immediately west of Hatteng lies the village of Oteren.

References

  1. "Hatteng" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2012-12-18.


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