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Village in Tjeldsund Municipality, Norway Village in Northern Norway, Norway
Boltås (Norwegian)
Village
Vatnjavárri is located in TromsVatnjavárriVatnjavárriShow map of TromsVatnjavárri is located in NorwayVatnjavárriVatnjavárriShow map of Norway
Coordinates: 68°31′57″N 16°42′18″E / 68.53241°N 16.70509°E / 68.53241; 16.70509
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyTroms
DistrictCentral Hålogaland
MunicipalityTjeldsund Municipality
Elevation59 m (194 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code9440 Evenskjer

Vatnjavárri (Northern Sami) or Boltåsen (Norwegian) 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.

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. Historically, this village was part of Skånland Municipality until 1 January 2020 when it became part of Tjeldsund Municipality.

References

  1. "Boltåsen, Tjeldsund". yr.no. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  2. "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  3. Brun, Håkon (25 January 2016). "Boltås skole". Evenskjer.net (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 February 2021.


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