Tromsų
Tromsų is a city in the county of Troms, Norway, and it has 60,524 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002.Tromsų is the seventh largest city in Norway. It is situated at 69 degrees 40' 33" N, 18 degrees 55' 10" E. The world's northernmost university, University of Tromsų is located here.
Overview of Tromsų.
Tromsų is also the home of the football club Tromsų I.L, that plays in the Norwegian premier league (2003).
Famous people who come from this city include:
- Geir Jenssen, musician
- Peter Wessel Zapffe, author and philosopher
- Erik Skjoldbjaerg, director
- Jorgen Dreyer, sculptor
- Einar Hoidale, lawyer and democrat
Tromsų was the starting point of many expeditions to the Arctic, and explorers like Roald Amundsen, Umberto Nobile and Fridtjof Nansen made use of the know-how in Tromsų on the conditions in the Arctic, and also recruited their crew in the city.
