Kistrand Explained

Official Name:

Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Finnmark#Norway
Pushpin Label:Kistrand
Pushpin Label Position:left
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:Porsanger
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:9713 Russenes
Coordinates:70.4383°N 25.1994°W
Elevation M:34
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

,, or [2] is a village in Porsanger Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located on the eastern side of the Porsanger Peninsula, along the western shore of the Porsangerfjorden. The village lies along the European route E06 highway, about southeast of the village of Olderfjord.

History

Kistrand was the name of Porsanger Municipality from 1 January 1838 until 1 January 1964 when it was changed to Porsanger. The municipality was named after the parish of Kistrand, based at the Kistrand Church which is in this village. Originally (in 1838), Kistrand municipality was very large and it encompassed the present-day municipalities of Porsanger, Nordkapp, Kautokeino, and Karasjok.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kistrand. yr.no. Norwegian. 2013-03-28. 2019-12-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20191204162021/https://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Finnmark/Porsanger/Kistrand/. dead.
  2. Web site: Informasjon om stadnamn. Norgeskart. Kartverket. no. 2024-07-01.
  3. Web site: Dag. Jukvam. Statistisk sentralbyrå. Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen. 1999. Norwegian.