Official Name: | Fjordgård |
Other Name: | Fjordgard |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Troms#Norway |
Pushpin Label: | Fjordgård |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Northern Norway |
Subdivision Name2: | Troms |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Midt-Troms |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Senja Municipality |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Area Total Km2: | 0.23 |
Population As Of: | 2007 |
Population Total: | 206 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 9388 Fjordgård |
Coordinates: | 69.5078°N 17.6286°W |
Elevation M: | 9 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Fjordgård or Fjordgard is a small fishing village in Senja Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located on the northern part of the island of Senja, the second largest island in Norway. Fjordgård lies on the west side of the fjord Ørnfjorden, which is an arm that branches off of the main Øyfjorden. The island village of Husøy lies about across the fjord within sight of Fjordgård.[2]
Fjordgård is surrounded by high and steep mountains and is connected to the rest of the island of Senja by a series of three road tunnels. Fjordgård Chapel is located in the village. The 0.23km2 village had a population (2007) of 206 and a population density of . Since 2007, the population and area data for this village area has not been separately tracked by Statistics Norway.[3]
In Book 4 of Karl Ove Knausgård's internationally popular My Struggle novels, Karl Ove teaches at the local school in Fjordgård. The village is referred to in the book by the pseudonym "Håfjord."[4]