Tromsø (nor)

Tromsø

Tromsø ranks 999th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Hoboken, New Jersey, Hong Kong, and Lanús. Memorable people born in Tromsø include Peter Wessel Zapffe, Kirsti Sparboe, and Halvdan Koht. Memorable people who died in Tromsø include Helmer Hanssen, Daniel Carleton Gajdusek, and Sverre Kjelsberg. Tromsø has been the birth place of many singers, and musicians and the death place of many explorers, and physicians. Tromsø is located in Norway.

Tromsø is a city in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The city is the administrative centre of the municipality as well as the administrative centre of Troms county. The city is located on the island of Tromsøya which sits in the Tromsøysundet strait, just off the mainland of Northern Norway. The mainland suburb of Tromsdalen is connected to the city centre on Tromsøya by the Tromsø Bridge and the Tromsøysund Tunnel. The suburb of Kvaløysletta on the island of Kvaløya is connected to the city centre by the Sandnessund Bridge. Read more on Wikipedia