Medkila
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Medkila is a part of the city of Harstad
in Troms
county, Norway
. It's located south of Kanebogen
and north of Holtet, about 6 km (3.7 mi) south of the city center. The name of the area was previously spelled Midkila and Mekile.
Medkila's women's football team won the Norwegian Football Cup
in 2003.
Medkila skole, an elementary school, is located in the area.
Harstad
is the second largest city and municipality by population, in Troms county, Norway – the city is also the third largest in North Norway. Thus Harstad is the natural centre for its district. Situated approximately north of the Arctic Circle, the city celebrated its 100th anniversary in...
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's located south of Kanebogen
Kanebogen
Kanebogen is a part of the city of Harstad in Troms county, Norway. It is located about south of the city center – south of Gangsås, southwest of Stangnes, north of Medkila and southeast of Grønnebakkan....
and north of Holtet, about 6 km (3.7 mi) south of the city center. The name of the area was previously spelled Midkila and Mekile.
Medkila's women's football team won the Norwegian Football Cup
Norwegian football cup
The Norwegian Football Cup is the main knockout cup competition in Norwegian football. It is run by the Football Association of Norway and has been contested since 1902, making it the oldest football tournament in the country. The tournament is commonly known as Cupen or NM, an acronym formed...
in 2003.
Medkila skole, an elementary school, is located in the area.