Ramsund, Norway

Ramsund is a village in Tjeldsund Municipality in Troms og Finnmark 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
Location of the village
Ramsund
Ramsund (Norway)
Coordinates: 68.4920°N 16.5184°E / 68.4920; 16.5184
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyTroms og Finnmark
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 major Norwegian Naval base for the north is located south of the village and is the home for the Marinejegerkommandoen unit.[3]

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