Vatnjavárri (Northern Sami) or Boltåsen (Norwegian)[2] is a Sámi hamlet or small village in Tjeldsund Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The village is located about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southeast of the village of Evenskjer and about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of the Harstad/Narvik Airport.
Boltås (Norwegian) | |
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Village | |
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  Vatnjavárri  Vatnjavárri | |
| Coordinates: 68°31′57″N 16°42′18″E / 68.53241°N 16.70509°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Northern Norway |
| County | Troms |
| District | Central Hålogaland |
| Municipality | Tjeldsund Municipality |
| Elevation | 59 m (194 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 9440 Evenskjer |
The hamlet was home to the Boltås skole (Northern Sami: Vaknjavári skuvla), a bilingual Sámi–Norwegian public primary school. The school closed in 2013 at which time it had 25 students in seven classes.[3] Historically, this village was part of Skånland Municipality until 1 January 2020 when it became part of Tjeldsund Municipality.
References
edit- ^ "Boltåsen, Tjeldsund". yr.no. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
- ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
- ^ Brun, Håkon (25 January 2016). "Boltås skole". Evenskjer.net (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 February 2021.
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