Krampenes Explained

Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Finnmark#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Label:Krampenes
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:Vadsø Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:9800 Vadsø
Elevation M:3
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:70.105°N 30.1956°W

,, or [2] is a village in Vadsø Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located on the northern shore of the Varangerfjorden on the eastern shore of the Varanger Peninsula. It lies along the European route E75 highway, about northeast of Valen and Ekkerøy. The small island of Lille Ekkerøy lies about off the coast of Krampenes.[3]

The majority of the village population is Norwegian as well as some Sami residents. The Sami reindeer herders on the Varanger Peninsula bring their reindeer to the slaughtering facilities in Krampenes each year, and they recruit their labour force for the slaughtering plant from the Norwegians in Krampenes.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Krampenes. yr.no. Norwegian. 2013-03-06.
  2. Web site: Informasjon om stadnamn. Norgeskart. Kartverket. no. 2024-06-21.
  3. Book: John. Alden. J. Louise. Mastrantonio. Soren. Ødum. Forest Development in Cold Climates. 0306444801. 1993.
  4. Book: Odner, Knut. Tradition and transmission: Bantu, Indo-European, and circumpolar great traditions. 8278550077. 2000. 336.