Hamningberg Explained

Other Name:Havningberg
Settlement Type:Abandoned Village
Pushpin Map:Finnmark#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Label:Hamningberg
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Northern Norway
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Finnmark
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Øst-Finnmark
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Båtsfjord
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Elevation M:7
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:70.5406°N 30.6144°W

or [2] is an abandoned fishing village in Båtsfjord Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The village lies along the northern coast of the large Varanger Peninsula on the shores of the Barents Sea. Its only road connection is through Vardø Municipality which is a rather long drive from the rest of Båtsfjord Municipality. Hamningberg Chapel is located in the village, although now it is only rarely used.[3]

Traditionally a fishing village, it is one of very few places in all of Finnmark county that was not burned down by the retreating Germans in the latter part of the Second World War. It was depopulated and abandoned in 1964, although some of the houses are still in use as summer cottages.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hamningberg . 2013-02-27 . . Norwegian.
  2. Web site: Informasjon om stadnamn. Norgeskart. Kartverket. no. 2024-06-21.
  3. Web site: Store norske leksikon . Store norske leksikon . Hamningberg . 2013-02-27 . Norwegian.
  4. News: Tonstad . Per Lars . 22 June 1998 . Edvald - ildsjel ytterst i Europa . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20001217201200/http://www.dagbladet.no/pds/1998/06/22/115201.html . 17 December 2000 . 6 October 2011 . . Norwegian.