Karlebotn Explained

Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Finnmark#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Label:Karlebotn
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:Nesseby
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:9840 Varangerbotn
Elevation M:11
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:70.1225°N 28.5753°W

,, or [2] is a village in Nesseby Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The village lies on the southern shore of the inner part of the Varangerfjorden, about southeast of the municipal centre of Varangerbotn. The statistical area of Karlebotn, which also includes the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of 93.[3] [4]

Archaeology

Excavation in the 2020s, have shown structure[5] of [at least one] dwelling [or part of a settlement,] that seems to be from the later Stone Age.

['the Karlebotn man'] Karlebotnmannen is a figure that has been "cut out of horn" from reindeer; it has been dated to around 2000 years before common era ; the figure was found in Karlebotn.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Karlebotn. yr.no. Norwegian. 2013-03-20.
  2. Web site: Informasjon om stadnamn. Norgeskart. Kartverket. no. 2024-06-21.
  3. Web site: Statistics Norway . Statistics bank . 2006 . dead . https://archive.today/20120526193552/http://statbank.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/Default_FR.asp?PXSid=0&nvl=true&PLanguage=0&tilside=selectvarval/define.asp&Tabellid=04317 . 2012-05-26 .
  4. Web site: Karlebotn. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 2013-03-20.
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  6. https://www.sagat.no/nyheter/de-forste-menneskene-i-unj-rga-nesseby-for-11-000-ar-siden/19.40484. Sagat.no. Retrieved 2023-09-25