Fossmoen
Encyclopedia
Fossmoen is a small village in the Bardufoss
area of the municipality of Målselv
in Troms
county, Norway
. It is located about 4 km (2.5 mi) southeast of Bardufoss Airport
and the village of Andselv
. The village is named after the nearby waterfall
Bardufossen. The population of Fossmoen (2001) was 147. The village of Fossmoen is located about 3 km (1.9 mi) west of the famous waterfall Målselvfossen.
The local folklore
museum
Fossmotunet, which is a part of the Midt-Troms Museum is located here. It is built as a farm from the 19th century, using original buildings from Målselv. The museum is open to visitors only in the summer season.
Bardufoss
Bardufoss is a small village in the municipality of Målselv in Troms county, Norway. The population was 2,580. Bardufoss is located in the Målselvdalen valley near the confluence of the Barduelva and Målselva rivers. It is located about north of the city of Narvik and about south of the city...
area of the municipality of Målselv
Målselv
Målselv is a municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Moen. Some other villages include Andslimoen, Bardufoss, Alappmoen, Holmen, Fossmoen, and Heggelia...
in Troms
Troms
or Romsa is a county in North Norway, bordering Finnmark to the northeast and Nordland in the southwest. To the south is Norrbotten Län in Sweden and further southeast is a shorter border with Lapland Province in Finland. To the west is the Norwegian Sea...
county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. It is located about 4 km (2.5 mi) southeast of Bardufoss Airport
Bardufoss Airport
Bardufoss Airport is situated at Bardufoss in the municipality of Målselv in Troms, North Norway. The airport is primarily military, but also serves a few civilian flights...
and the village of Andselv
Andselv
Andselv is a village along the Andselva river in the Bardufoss area in the municipality of Målselv, in Troms county, Norway. Its population is 776. Andselv is located just north of Bardufoss Airport along European route E6 about north of the village of Heggelia and south of Andslimoen....
. The village is named after the nearby waterfall
Waterfall
A waterfall is a place where flowing water rapidly drops in elevation as it flows over a steep region or a cliff.-Formation:Waterfalls are commonly formed when a river is young. At these times the channel is often narrow and deep. When the river courses over resistant bedrock, erosion happens...
Bardufossen. The population of Fossmoen (2001) was 147. The village of Fossmoen is located about 3 km (1.9 mi) west of the famous waterfall Målselvfossen.
The local folklore
Folklore
Folklore consists of legends, music, oral history, proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs, fairy tales and customs that are the traditions of a culture, subculture, or group. It is also the set of practices through which those expressive genres are shared. The study of folklore is sometimes called...
museum
Museum
A museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities...
Fossmotunet, which is a part of the Midt-Troms Museum is located here. It is built as a farm from the 19th century, using original buildings from Målselv. The museum is open to visitors only in the summer season.