Tromsø

Troms? is a city and municipality in the county of Troms, Norway. The municipality of Troms? covers large districts outside the town.

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Troms? is the seventh largest city in Norway by population, and is home of the world's northernmost university, University of Troms?.

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The city centre is located on the east side of the Troms?ya island — more than 300 km inside the Arctic Circle at . Suburban areas include Tromsdalen (on the mainland, east of the Troms?ya island), the rest of the Troms?ya island, and the eastern part of the large Kval?ya island, west of the Troms?ya Island. A 1km pillar bridge and a four laned road tunnel connects the mainland with Troms?ya by road, and, on the western side of the city, another pillar bridge connects Troms?ya island with Kval?ya island.

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The Midnight sun is visible in Troms? from about May 18 to July 26. On the other hand, the sun remains below the horizon from about November 26 to January 15. However, the city is surrounded by mountains, meaning that in reality the Midnight Sun is visible from about May 21 to July 21, and the dark period is about from November 21 to January 21. The return of the sun is an occasion for celebration.

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Municipality: A municipality or "general-purpose district" (compare with: "special-purpose district") is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government....

County: Originally, in continental Europe, a county was the land under the jurisdiction of a count. Counts are called "earls" in post-Celtic Great Britain and Ireland - the term is from Old Norse jarl and was introduced by the Vikings - but there is no correlation between "county" and "earldom." Rather, t...

Troms: Troms is a county in northern Norway, bordering Finnmark and Nordland....