Kjøllefjord
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Municipality : | Lebesby |
| Fylke : | Troms and Finnmark |
| Area : | 0.45 km² |
| Residents : | 945 |
| Population density : | 2100 inhabitants per km² |
| Height : | 7 m above sea level NN |
| Postal code : | 9790 |
| Coordinates : | 70 ° 57 ′ N , 27 ° 21 ′ E |
Kjøllefjord ( Sami Gilivuotna or Gilevuodna ) is a place in northern Norway . It is the administrative center of Lebesby Municipality .
The place is east of Honningsvåg and the North Cape in the province of Troms og Finnmark on the North Chin Peninsula and has about 945 inhabitants.
Trade was conducted here even before the 16th century. Around 1750 the place served as a storage place for the products of the Sami and as an exchange place for the Russian traders. The merchants from Bergen picked up the goods. At that time the port of Kjøllefjord was probably larger than that of Vardø or Vadsø . In 1944 the Wehrmacht burned down almost all houses when they withdrew, only four houses remained standing. The evacuated residents returned after the war and rebuilt the place.
The church in Kjøllefjord was consecrated in 1951. It is a hall building with a gable roof and a ridge turret. Inside is a Bible of King Fredrik II. This Bible was brought to safety in the fire in 1944.
Today there are two fish processing plants in the village. The largest employer, however, is the local government.
The place is the port of the Hurtigrute . There is an airfield for ambulance planes on a plateau near Kjøllefjord. Nearby on the coast lies a rock group shaped like a church, the Finnkjerka. This rock group was probably a place of sacrifice for the Sami in ancient times . When the ships of the Hurtigrute pass by, the rocks are illuminated in color.
literature
- Berit Liland: Hurtigruten, the most beautiful sea voyage in the world. Forlaget 67N, 2007, ISBN 978-82-997206-3-2 , pages 210-211
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Statistics Norway