Båtsfjord (village)

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Båtsfjord
Village
View of the village
View of the village
Båtsfjord is located in Troms og Finnmark
Båtsfjord
Båtsfjord
Location in Finnmark
Coordinates: 70°38′04″N 29°43′06″E / 70.63444°N 29.71833°E / 70.63444; 29.71833Coordinates: 70°38′04″N 29°43′06″E / 70.63444°N 29.71833°E / 70.63444; 29.71833
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyTroms og Finnmark
DistrictØst-Finnmark
MunicipalityBåtsfjord
Area
[1]
 • Total1.44 km2 (0.56 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
13 m (43 ft)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total2,212
 • Density1,536/km2 (3,980/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
9990 Båtsfjord

Båtsfjord is the administrative centre of Båtsfjord Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The fishing village is located along the 13-kilometre (8.1 mi) long Båtsfjorden, an inlet from the Barents Sea, along the northern coast of the Varanger Peninsula. The village sits at the northern end of . The Båtsfjord Airport lies just south of the village. The Hurtigruten coastal express has regular stops at Båtsfjord.[3]

View of the village at night

The 1.44-square-kilometre (360-acre) village has a population (2017) of 2,212 which gives the village a population density of 1,536 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,980/sq mi).[1] The village is home to about 98% of all the residents in the entire municipality (there are 2,267 residents in Båtsfjord Municipality in 2017).[4]

Båtsfjord is one of the biggest fishing ports in Finnmark county with around 10,000 boat arrivals each year. The village also has a number of facilities for fish processing.

Båtsfjord has shopping facilities, a post office, a school, and Båtsfjord Church.

History[]

Historically, there were three whaling stations in Båtsfjord, but they are no longer in operation.[5][6]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2017). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. ^ "Båtsfjord" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
  3. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Båtsfjord tettsted" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2013-02-27.
  4. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå (2017). "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2017-11-01.
  5. ^ https://digitaltmuseum.no/021016872886/bildet-er-tatt-fra-storholmen-av-haabet-hvalfangststasjon-i-batsfjord-bygget. "Bildet er tatt fra , av Haabet hvalfangststasjon i Båtsfjord"
  6. ^ https://digitaltmuseum.no/021016872882/svend-foyns-annlegg-i-batsfjord-bildet-er-tatt-pa-storholmen-i-batsfjord. "Svend Foyns annlegg i Båtsfjord. Bildet er tatt på Storholmen i Båtsfjord"


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