Fossmoen

::Be aware that this is not the more famous “Målselvfossen” which is located about 5 km up the valley.

Fossmoen is a small village in Målselv municipality, Norway, just a 5 minute drive from Bardufoss Airport. The village is named after the nearby waterfall “Bardufossen” which might be a spectacular sight when the water is allowed to flow in its natural course.

Its population in 1999 was 398 [cite paper | author=Statistics Norway | title=Urban settlements. Population and area by municipalities. Revised figures. 1 January 1999. | date=1999 | url=http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/02/01/10/beftett_en/arkiv/tab-2000-12-18-01-en.html] , but since 2001 it is not considered an urban settlement by Statistics Norway, and its data is therefore not registered. [cite paper | author=Statistics Norway | title=Omitted settlements | date=2001 | url=http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/02/01/10/beftett_en/arkiv/tab-2001-12-06-06-en.html] .

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.

External links

* [http://www.midt-troms.museum.no/nett/index.php Midt-Troms Museum] Norwegian

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