Nordkjosbotn

491 inhabitants for each km ²

Nordkjosbotn (or Vollan or Gargan ) is a Tettstad in the community Balsfiord in Troms in Norway. The village is located about 70 kilometers from Tromsø center. Nordkjosbotn had 1 January 2012 393 inhabitants

They call the place in Northern Norway 's largest intersection, because the European roads E6 and E8, which form the main access to Tromso, unite here. Technically traffic, drive straight to the E8 in the direction of Tromsø, if you come from the south, but you have to turn right to get to the section where the E6 and E8 are bundled up Skibotn. The postal address is 9040 Nordkjosbotn.

Geography

Nordkjosbotn is, as the name suggests, like the innermost part of the Balsfjords is called at the top (Norwegian Botn ) of the fjord Nordkjosen. So the place is the western end of the isthmus Balsfjordeidet. The isthmus is at Nordkjosbotn only a few kilometers wide and mountains that are higher than 1000 m, frame the village. Of these, the Mountain Store Russetind the south is especially worth seeing.

The town itself has an area of ​​75 acres, and is partly based on marshy Shire, which has been formed by the flux excursions Nordkjoselva across the valley floor.

Geographical importance (Norwegian Geografiens betydning )

Nordkjosbotn is located on the south side of one of the few winter safe passages of North Troms south. This has been one of the main reasons for the choice of residence in the area in recent times. The safe and relatively easy route of Balsfiord after Storfjorden it can seem almost natural to put the European routes across the isthmus. The passage has created the basis for the economy, which has built up a regional trading center. Today, many residents come from the environment by Nordkjosbotn for shopping.

Economy

Nordkjosbotn is a place which is dominated by its economic activity. This is due in large part to the favorable geography of the area. The village has today including two grocery stores, two gas stations, two restaurants, a bakery, two caravan dealer, a post office, a bank, a fitness center (Norwegian Treningssenter ), a packaging factory (Norwegian eps og emballasjefabrikk ), a campground, a station of Statens Public Roads Administration and Mesta customer center. Noteworthy is Vollan Gjestestue that has been operated continuously since the war and has served traditional food in beautiful surroundings. Nordkjosbotns center has been a long time scene of a major construction activity, most recently for the construction of a Coop Prix shop itself and an ambulance station (Norwegian ambulansesentralen på Sjøvollan ). In 2012, Mack began to build its new factory, which is now to take over the production of Tromsø.

In addition to the economic activities mentioned above, the agriculture in the surrounding area plays a major role as a livelihood. Agriculture is important to the whole community Balsfiord that is so Northern Norway's largest farming community and Norway's largest producer of goat milk.

Population

The Norwegian Central Statistical Office (Norwegian Statistics relating Sentralbyrå ) notes that the place on 1 January 2008 381 inhabitants and a population density of 508 e / had km ². However, it is criticized that these figures are based on too narrow a delimitation of the area. The area Grunnkretsene Nordkjosbotn syd, Nordkjosbotn north og Bomstad had in 2008 a total of 692 inhabitants.

The population consists mainly of descendants of immigrants from southern Norway and Sweden, who have settled in the 19th century along the fjord.

The Piggstein (Norwegian Piggsteinen )

The so-called Piggstein, located about 5 km south-east from the center. Since ancient times, it is a tradition to carve on the way north or south its name in the stone. In recent times, but this was superseded by the use of spray cans as a tool and now there are many thousands of names in a thick layer of paint on the stone.

Future

Nordkjosbotn is a Tätort in growth and that leads to optimism in the local population. Many companies from Tromsø have added new activities in Nordkjosbotn or plan and the community is actively working to create the basis for this Neuetablierungen. However, one can not overlook the fact that the place is heavily dependent on through traffic and a possible relocation of the roads could affect the future growth of the town. However, a simple road transfer from today's perspective for a foreseeable future seems unlikely, because most of the further north or south located Routing would require enormous capital investments.