Repvåg Explained

Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Finnmark#Norway
Pushpin Label:Repvåg
Pushpin Label Position:right
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:Nordkapp Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:9768 Repvåg
Elevation M:3
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:70.7467°N 25.6719°W
Population:14

or [2] is a small fishing village in Nordkapp Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located along the western shore of the Porsangerfjorden on the mainland Porsanger Peninsula.

The fishing village now has about 14 residents, but historically, it was one of the main ports and trading places in Finnmark county, especially during the Pomor trade with Russia which existed until the 1917 revolution in Russia. Repvåg Chapel is located in the village, serving the people in the southern part of Nordkapp municipality.[3]

Slightly outside of Repvåg, there is a small area called Stranda, meaning "Beach" in English (formerly "Finneby" or "Sáamisiida" in Northern Sámi) that had a large coastal Sami population and is the last area in the municipality that is still characterized by some coastal Sami culture.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Repvåg. yr.no. Norwegian. 2013-02-18.
  2. Web site: Informasjon om stadnamn. Norgeskart. Kartverket. no. 2024-07-02.
  3. Web site: Repvåg. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 2013-02-18.
  4. Web site: Nordkapp-Repvåg. 25 October 2016 . 2018-06-07. Travel-Finnmark.