Evenskjer

Evenskjer is the administrative centre of Tjeldsund Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The village is located along the Tjeldsundet strait about 25 km (16 mi) south of the town of Harstad. European route E10 passes just to the north of the village of Evenskjer. The 0.81-square-kilometre (200-acre) village has a population (2017) of 785 which gives the village a population density of 969 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,510/sq mi).^[1]

Evenskjer
Village
View of the village
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Coordinates: 68°35′05″N 16°34′31″E / 68.58472°N 16.57528°E / 68.58472; 16.57528
Country	Norway
Region	Northern Norway
County	Troms
District	Central Hålogaland
Municipality	Tjeldsund Municipality
Area ^[1]
• Total	0.81 km^2 (0.31 sq mi)
Elevation ^[2]	6 m (20 ft)
Population  (2017)^[1]
• Total	785
• Density	969/km^2 (2,510/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	9440 Evenskjer

Skånland Church, one of Northern Norway's largest wooden churches, is located in Evenskjer. There are also two schools located in the village, Soltun and Skånland.^[3]

References

1. Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2017). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
2. "Evenskjer" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2012-08-31.
3. Store norske leksikon. "Evenskjer – tettsted" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-08-31.