Vátnjavárri

Coordinates: 68°31′56″N 16°42′18″E / 68.53222°N 16.70500°E / 68.53222; 16.70500
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Vátnjavárri
Boltås
Hamlet
Vátnjavárri is located in Troms
Vátnjavárri
Vátnjavárri
Location of the hamlet
Vátnjavárri is located in Norway
Vátnjavárri
Vátnjavárri
Vátnjavárri (Norway)
Coordinates: 68°31′56″N 16°42′18″E / 68.53222°N 16.70500°E / 68.53222; 16.70500
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyTroms
DistrictCentral Hålogaland
MunicipalityTjeldsund Municipality
Elevation59 m (194 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
9440 Evenskjer

Vátnjavárri (Norwegian: Boltås) is a Sámi hamlet in the Tjeldsund, Troms, Norway. It was previously part of the municipality of Skånland, which merged with Tjeldsund in 2020.

The hamlet was home to the Boltås skole (Northern Sami: Vaknjavári skuvla), a bilingual SámiNorwegian public primary school. The school closed in 2013 at which time it had 25 students in seven classes.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Vátnjavárri" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  2. ^ Brun, Håkon (25 January 2016). "Boltås skole". Evenskjer.net (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 February 2021.