Hatteng

Hatteng
Háhtta
Hattu
Village
Hatteng

Location in Troms

Coordinates: 69°16′14″N 19°57′34″E / 69.27056°N 19.95944°E / 69.27056; 19.95944Coordinates: 69°16′14″N 19°57′34″E / 69.27056°N 19.95944°E / 69.27056; 19.95944
Country Norway
Region Northern Norway
County Troms
District Nord-Troms
Municipality Storfjord
Elevation[1] 15 m (49 ft)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code 9046 Oteren

Hatteng (Northern Sami: Háhtta; Kven: Hattu) is the administrative centre of the municipality of Storfjord in Troms 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 sits about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of the village of Nordkjosbotn (in Balsfjord) 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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