Ramsund, Norway

Village in Tjeldsund Municipality, Norway

Village in Northern Norway, Norway

68°29′31″N 16°31′06″E / 68.4920°N 16.5184°E / 68.4920; 16.5184CountryNorwayRegionNorthern NorwayCountyTromsDistrictOfotenMunicipalityTjeldsund MunicipalityArea

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• Total0.6 km² (0.2 sq mi)Elevation

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15 m (49 ft)Population

(2022)^[1]

• Total318 • Density530/km² (1,400/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Post Code

9442 Ramsund

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 (2022) of 318 and a population density of 530 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,400/sq mi).^[1]

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

^ ^a ^b ^c Statistisk sentralbyrå (2023-12-23). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
^ "Ramsund, Tjeldsund (Nordland)". yr.no. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
^ Store norske leksikon. "Ramsund" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-06-11.