Nesseby (village) explained

Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Finnmark#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Label:Nesseby
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:15
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:70.1519°N 28.865°W

,, or [2] is a small village in Nesseby Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located on the southern coast of the Varanger Peninsula, near the inner part of the Varangerfjorden. The European route E75 highway runs through the village on its way from Varangerbotn to Vadsø. Nesseby Church lies on a small peninsula on the coast of the village. The village (and municipality) is bilingual and has two official names: Nesseby (Norwegian) and Northern Sami: Unjárga (Northern Sami).[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nesseby. yr.no. Norwegian. 2013-03-19.
  2. Web site: Informasjon om stadnamn. Norgeskart. Kartverket. no. 2024-06-21.
  3. Web site: Unjárga/Nesseby. https://archive.today/20130413235409/http://snl.no/Unj%C3%A1rga%252FNesseby. dead. 2013-04-13. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 2013-03-19.