Bossekop Explained

Settlement Type:Borough
Pushpin Map:Finnmark#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Label:Bossekop
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Northern Norway
Subdivision Name2:Finnmark
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Vest-Finnmark
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Alta Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Elevation M:26
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:69.96°N 23.235°W

,, or [2] is one of the three boroughs comprising the town of Alta in Alta Municipality, Finnmark county, Norway. It is located on the western end of the town, along the Altafjorden, along the European route E06 highway. Bossekop is an old Sami trading post and marketplace. The name comes from the Sami word meaning Whale Bay. The Rock carvings at Alta lie just west of Bossekop, near the Juovvajávri bay.

Bossekop was destroyed by the Germans during their retreat from occupying Norway in November 1944. The only building left standing in Bossekop was Alta Church. The rest of the village was rebuilt after the war. In 2000, the villages of Bossekop, Alta, and Elvebakken were merged to form the town of Alta.[3] The new Northern Lights Cathedral was built in Bossekop as the new main church for the town.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bossekop . 2013-01-21 . . Norwegian.
  2. Web site: Informasjon om stadnamn . 2024-06-21 . Norgeskart . . no.
  3. Web site: Store norske leksikon . Store norske leksikon . Bossekop . 2013-01-21 . Norwegian.