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Topic: Troms


  
  Troms - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Troms is a county in northern Norway, bordering Finnmark to the northeast and Nordland in the southwest.
Tromsø is the only municipality with a strong population growth, most of the smaller municipalities experiences decreasing populations as the young and educated move to the cities, often in the southern part of Norway.
The Norwegian armed forces is a vital employer in Troms, having the seat of the 6th army division, Bardufoss Air Station, helicopter wings and radar stations in the county.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Troms   (1633 words)

  
 YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> Troms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
}} Troms is a county in northern Norway, bordering Finnmark to the northeast and Nordland in the southwest.
However, Dividalen (228 m) in Målselv is the driest in Troms, with only 282 mm/year, and nearby Bardufoss (76 m) is one of the coldest locations in winter; January, July and year 24-hr averages are -10.4°C (13°F), 13°C (56°F) and 0.7°C (33°F) ().
The sheltered valleys in the interior of Troms has the highest treeline (summer warmth & length is the limiting factor), with Downy birch reaching 700 m on the southern slope of Njunis; in all Troms birch forms the treeline, often 200 m above other trees.
www.yourart.com /research/encyclopedia.cgi?subject=/Troms   (1624 words)

  
 directopedia : Directory : Regional : Europe : Norway : Troms : Tromsø
Tromsø is a city and municipality in the county of Troms, Norway.
Tromsø is the seventh largest city in Norway by population, and is home of the world's most northern university, University of Tromsø, as well as the world's most northern brewery and the most northern botanical garden.
Tromsø (and Hammerfest) are known for having a lot of snow in the winter, although this varies a lot from one year to the next.
www.directopedia.org /directory/Regional-Europe/Norway-Troms-Troms_oslash_.shtml   (1851 words)

  
 Troms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Troms is in many ways a miniature of the North.
With the University of Tromsø and the colleges in Tromsø and Harstad the county has a considerable number of jobs within education and research particularly in the fields of science and medicine, particularly telemedicine.
Hålogaland teater, Festspillene i Harstad og Filmfestivalen i Tromsø together with a number of internationally known artists are examples of a rich cultural life.
www.beac.st /?id=285   (258 words)

  
 Search Results for "Troms"
55,577), capital of Troms co., NW Norway, on the island of Tromsoy; chartered 1794.
56,700), Nordland and Troms counties, NW Norway, in the Norwegian Sea.
It includes the Norwegian provinces of Finnmark and Troms and part of Nordland; the Swedish historic province of Lappland;...
www.bartleby.com /cgi-bin/texis/webinator/sitesearch?FILTER=&query=Troms   (160 words)

  
 A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE BOMSTAD / ØRN FAMILY IN FINLAND AND TROMS, NORWAY
According to Nils Johan Fosli, of Troms, Norway (Genealogist), Johannes Josefsson Orn was a "Kven" settler in Balsfjord in 1776.
Pello lies directly on the Swedish/Finnish border, about midway between the towns of Muonio and Tornio (on the north and south respectively.) Muonio, where he was stationed and married Susanna Larsdatter, is located on the Swedish/Finnish border, close to the adjoining border of Norway, and close to Enontekio, Finland.
According to the Tromso, Troms, Norway Church book (per L.D.S. film #127128), Johannes Josefsson Orn may have suffered an injury to one of his hips, which may have led to his retirement from military duty for Sweden, and subsequent health problems with his hips.
members.tripod.com /Lake_Lillian/bomstad.html   (722 words)

  
 Historical People from Troms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
I have had the opportunity of researching the ancestors of some people who were born in Troms, and later made a name for themselves in history.
Elling Karlsen was born September 18, 1819 in Tromsø.
Gunnar Øyvind Kaasen was born in 1882 in Kvænangen, Troms, Norway.
www.troms-slekt.com /historical/home.htm   (336 words)

  
 Troms Offshore
Troms Offshore AS Troms Offshore AS is a private owned company operating offshore service vessels and other special vessels related to research, sub sea and coastguard operation.
Troms Offshore vessels are presently working in the Barent Sea, North Sea, Black Sea, West Africa, Persian Gulf, India as well as the Antarctic.
Troms Offshore is certified by Det Norske Veritas in accordance with the ISM Code and the ISO 9001:2000 standard.
www.tromsoffshore.no   (233 words)

  
 Troms articles on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
55,577), capital of Troms co., NW Norway, on the island of Tromsøy; chartered 1794.
The chief city of arctic Norway, it has large herring fisheries and is a base for shipping and seal hunting.
It includes the Norwegian provinces of Finnmark and Troms and part of Nordland; the Swedish historic province of Lappland; N Finland; and the Kola Peninsula of Russia.
www.encyclopedia.com /printablenew/47330.html   (222 words)

  
 Incidence and Prevalence of Rheumatoid Arthritis in the County of Troms, Northern Norway
Incidence and Prevalence of Rheumatoid Arthritis in the County of Troms, Northern Norway
All records of patients with RA registered at the Department of Rheumatology at the University Hospital of Tromsø during the years 1987 to 1996 were reviewed.
The diagnosis of RA was set in accordance with the 1987 American Rheumatism Association criteria, and the population data were based on the 1989 and 1994 census.
www.jrheum.com /abstracts/abstracts00/1386.html   (273 words)

  
 TROMS - automated percussion instrument by Godfried-Willem Raes
This instrument is a computer controlled assembly of seven single skin drums of increasing sizes (from 70cm to 7 cm).
uses dedicated hardware and firmware, designed for musical automats such as player pianos, percussion instruments, organs and even bowed instruments.
The automat can be heard on the Logos Public Domain CD (LPD007).
www.logosfoundation.org /instrum_gwr/troms.html   (984 words)

  
 Troms (Norway)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
It is one of the oldest heraldic symbols, and it can be found even in old Egyptian art.
The flag of Troms was adopted in 1960, the design being based on the seals of a prominent Medieval family - often referred to as the Bjarkoy family.
The earliest known impression of the seal serving as the basis for the modern arms and flag of Troms dates from 1303.
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/no-19.html   (184 words)

  
 Houses / homes for sale or for rent in Troms - Vacation Rental   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Your rate of return on real estate in Troms may be higher than many other investments you make.
When renting a home in Troms you are usually limited to the changes/improvements you can make.
In many cases vacation rentals in Troms are offered by the owners of the property but in some instances real estate agents offer vacation rentals in Troms.
www.propertyworld.com /_Norway_Troms   (582 words)

  
 Troms Norway Europe Regional
Meteor Hits NorwayProgressiveU.org, CA - Jun 14, 2006A large meteorite slammed into the side of a mountain near the area of Troms and Finnmark in Norway at about 2:05 am on June 9, 2006.
At around 2:05 am on Wednesday, residents of the northern part of Troms...
The meteorite hit a mountainside in Reisadalen in North Troms.'".
www.iaswww.com /ODP/Regional/Europe/Norway/Troms   (313 words)

  
 Troms
Troms is the area north of Nordland and south of Finnmark, well into the region of the Arctic Circle.
We entered Troms as we were leaving the Vesteralen Islands on the ferry from Andenes to Gryllefjord.
We had spent the night near Gryllefjord, but the clouds were down on the the deck and there wasn’t much of photographic interest.
www.norseaodyssey.com /Our_Travels/Europe/Norway/Troms/troms.htm   (315 words)

  
 PacketFront signs major deal with Troms Kraft to deliver open access triple play in Norway - EuroComms - European ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
PacketFront is working with Troms Kraft to create an open access FTTH infrastructure which will allow several different service providers to offer competitive triple play services over the same physical network.
Troms Kraft's customers will be able to choose from a range of broadband services from a number of leading service providers - including Canal Digital and Viasat - all delivered over a single unified network.
"Troms Kraft is striving to become a ground-breaking utilities company," said Knut Einar Olsen, Managing Director at Troms Kraft.
www.eurocomms.co.uk /online_pr/online_pr.ehtml?o=1407   (473 words)

  
 Silurian or Upper ordovician fossils at Guolasjav'ri Troms, Norway
Institute of Biology and Geology, University of Tromsø, PB 790, 9001 Tromsø, Norway
This is the first fauna to be recognised in this part of the Caledonian nappe sequence in Troms.
The presence of corals proves that these metalimestones are not older than Middle Ordovician which imposes constraints on the correlation of this series with units in the Caledonides to the north and south and has an important bearing on the problematic relationship between the dominant Scandian phase (mid-Silurian
www.nature.com /nature/journal/v284/n5751/abs/284053a0.html   (273 words)

  
 Nordland, Troms and Finnmark
Olav in Tromsø with Ishavskatedralen in the background
Hours in the Observation Lounge, next to all the grey-haired Americans, just admiring the coast, before we reached Tromsø early afternoon.
Tromsø is the "metropole of the north", and we had four hours to spend there.
www.olavos.com /finnmark.html   (2606 words)

  
 Norwegen-Inside: Troms municipalities
Municipality south from Tromsø between Malangen and Balsfjord
Municipality on the Lyngen peninsula east from Tromsø
Capital of Troms county and largest norwegian city north of the polar circle
norwegen.piranho.de /Tromse.htm   (171 words)

  
 Trondenes Historical Centre & Troms County - Partners: Destination Viking Sagalands
Trondenes Historical Centre and Troms County Trondenes was an important centre of power in the Viking and medieval ages.
According to the sagas, the renowned chieftain`s family on the island of Bjarkøy, and of the peninsula of Trondenes on Hinnøy Island, sacrificed to Norse gods and held great feasts here.
They ruled over an entire kingdom in the districts of Southern Troms and Vesterålen.
www.sagalands.org /partners/trondenes.asp   (345 words)

  
 What's New   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Lars initial contribution was to provide major assistance in a rewrite of the battleship HIEI’s TROM to include her entire operational history.
I-400, I-401 and I-402 and revised sub TROMs for: I-13 and I-14 on SENSUIKAN!
"Kaga" on the Kido Butai CV TROMs (AT)
www.combinedfleet.com /whatsnew.htm   (3255 words)

  
 Bungalows Troms
to Bungalows in Troms please click the country of your choice on the left, or click Search.
You will be shown a search screen, offering the possibility of making a choice out of our large offer.
You will receive a confirmation per e-mail as well as by post.
www.bungalow.net /bungalows_troms.html   (136 words)

  
 Troms Fylkes (Norway) local government council web sites   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Troms Fylkes (Norway) local government council web sites
Clickable map of Troms Fylkes will be added soon
There are a number of other local government web site index pages, but most do not check and update their links on a bi-monthly basis.
www.oultwood.com /localgov/norway/troms.htm   (193 words)

  
 Kulturnett Troms på FINN 2004 - hjemmeside
Kulturnett Troms dekker Festspillene med oversikter, bakgrunnsstoff, reportasjer og fotoalbum slik vi har gjort de siste årene.
Kulturnett Troms er en kulturportal for kulturlivet i Troms.
Fortellerstund med Endre Lund Eriksen i den blå radioen
troms.kulturnett.no /festspillnn/nyhet.asp?id=451&y=3   (109 words)

  
 Find.hm : Regional : Europe : Norway : Troms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Find.hm : Regional : Europe : Norway : Troms
Botnhamn - Botnhamn is a small place on the northern shore of the Senja island.
Latitude 69 North - Four friends in Troms offer outdoor adventures with dog sledge, skies, canoe, wooden sailing boat and sea kajak.
find.hm /Directory/Regional/Europe/Norway/Troms   (80 words)

  
 Reiselivsbasen: Tromso Camping, TROMSDALEN - Tromso, Troms, Norway   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
The camping park lies in an idyllic spot rigth next to a small river, scarcely 4 km from downtown Tromsø.
A short walk to the bus-stop opens up many possibilities and provides easy access to all the nightlife of ‘The Paris of the North’, with its various cafés, restaurants, concerts, cinema and theatre.
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rlb.no /camping/info/1109   (190 words)

  
 Custom Frame Trondenes Medieval Kirke or ChurchHinnoya Island Troms Norway Photographic Print by Lee Foster at Art.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Custom Frame Trondenes Medieval Kirke or ChurchHinnoya Island Troms Norway Photographic Print by Lee Foster at Art.com
You can adjust the Top Mat width of the matting by moving the slider or by entering the desired width.
You have the option of removing the white-space around the print in order to focus on framing the image within the print.
www.art.com /frameshop/default.aspx?UI=&PD=11978160&SP=A&RFID=945490&TKID=15040169   (91 words)

  
 Tromsø municipality (Troms, Norway)
Graves out of the Stone Age near Simavik on the island Ringvassøy
Footpath from Troms into the valleys of Trolldalen and Oldervikdalen
Tromsø tourist information also for the municipalities Balsfjord, Karlsøy, Lyngen, Storfjord
norwegen.piranho.de /Troms_Tromsoe.htm   (109 words)

  
 DCP: Norway : Troms
28.9 km (18.0 miles) E of Øverbygd, Troms, Norway
0.7 km (0.4 miles) E of Litlenget, Troms, Norway
3.1 km (1.9 miles) SE of Grunnfjord, Troms, Norway
www.confluence.org /region.php?id=79   (83 words)

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