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Torsken is a former municipality that was located on the western coast of the large island of Senja in the old Troms county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1902 until its dissolution in 2020 when it was merged into the new Senja Municipality. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Gryllefjord. Other larger villages in Torsken municipality included the villages of Torsken, Medby, and Flakstadvåg. The historic Torsken Church in the village of Torsken dates back to the 18th century. Ånderdalen National Park was partially located inside the old borders of Torsken and neighboring Tranøy municipalities. At the time of its dissolution as a municipality on 1 January 2020, the municipality was the 310th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Torsken was also the 401st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 943. The municipality's population density was and its population has decreased by 0.6% over the previous decade. The municipality of Torsken was established on 1 January 1902 when it was separated from the municipality of Berg. The initial population of Torsken was 1,229. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the Rødsand area of Torsken (population: 160) was transferred to the neighboring Tranøy Municipality. In March 2017, the Parliament of Norway voted to merge the municipalities of Berg, Torsken, Lenvik, and Tranøy. The new municipality would encompass the whole island of Senja plus part of the mainland located between the Gisundet strait and the Malangen fjord. On 1 January 2020, Torsken municipality ceased to exist when it became part of the new Senja Municipality. The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Torsken farm (Þoskar) since the first Torsken Church was built there. The farm (and municipal) name were taken from the nearby mountain, Torsken. The name comes from the word þorskr which means "cod". (Several mountains in Norway are named after their likeness with a fish.

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Lenvik

Lenvik est une ancienne kommune de Norvège située dans le comté de Troms. Elle a fusionné le avec Berg, Torsken et Tranøy pour former la commune de Senja dans le comté de Troms et Finnmark Aglapsvik () ; Aspelund () ; Bjorelvnes () ; Bondjorda () ; Botnhamn () ; Bukkskinn () ; Fagerli () ; Finnfjord () ; Finnfjordbotn / Vuotnabahta (|| 9300) ; Finnfjordeidet () ; Fjordgård () ; Gibostad () ; Grasmyrskogen () ; Grønjord () ; Grunnvåg () ; Husøy i Senja () ; Indre Årnes () ; Kårvikhamn () ; Kvannåsen () ; Langnes () ; Laukhella () ; Laukvik () ; Leiknes () ; Linberget () ; Øyjord () ; Rossfjordstraumen () ; Silsand () ; Skogen () ; Skognes () ; Sultindvik () ; Tårnelvmoen () ; Tennskjær () ; Vågan ou Russevåg Nordre () ; Vang ().

Tranøy

Tranøy is a former municipality that was located in the old Troms county, Norway. The municipality is situated on the southern coast of the large island of Senja. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2020 when it was merged into the new Senja Municipality. The administrative centre was the village of Vangsvik in the eastern part of the municipality. Other important villages included Stonglandseidet, Skrollsvika, and Å.

Comté de Troms

Le comté de Troms (Troms fylke en norvégien) est un ancien comté norvégien situé au nord du pays. Il a fusionné au janvier 2020 avec le comté de Finnmark pour former le comté de Troms og Finnmark. Il était voisin des comtés de Finnmark et Nordland et partageait également une frontière avec le comté suédois de Norrbotten et une autre avec la Laponie finlandaise. Son centre administratif se situe à Tromsø. Le Troms a une côte fortement accidentée et dentelée donnant sur la mer de Norvège.