Official Name: | Holmengrå |
Settlement Type: | Cultural Heritage Site Fishing village |
Pushpin Map: | Finnmark#Norway |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Northern Norway |
Subdivision Name2: | Finnmark |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Øst-Finnmark |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Sør-Varanger Municipality |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Coordinates: | 69.8531°N 30.2994°W |
Holmengrå is the name a small fishing village in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The village lies on a small area of flat land along the Holmengråfjorden (an arm off the Varangerfjorden). The 265m (869feet) tall mountain Holmengråfjellet lies just west of the village. The area is rocky with poor boat access. There is some grass and heather around the village, but the ground is mostly rocks.
The village was established in 1880 by Kven immigrants from Finland. It was populated until 1970. It was protected by the Cultural Heritage Act in 1998. Now there are 8 housing units and it is only seasonally used for fishing cabins. The village is owned by the state and managed by the Finnmark Estate.[1] [2]
At Holmengrå, there is a maze that dates back to approximately 1000–1600 AD, probably of Eastern Sami origin.[3]