North Reisa

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coat of arms map
Coat of arms of the municipality of Nordreisa
Nordreisa (Norway)
North Reisa
North Reisa
Basic data
Commune number : 5428
Province  (county) : Troms and Finnmark
Administrative headquarters: Storslett
Coordinates : 69 ° 42 ′  N , 21 ° 12 ′  E Coordinates: 69 ° 42 ′  N , 21 ° 12 ′  E
Surface: 3,437.57 km²
Residents: 4,861  (Feb 27, 2020)
Population density : 1 inhabitant per km²
Language form : Bokmål
Website:
politics
Mayor : Hilde Nyvoll  ( Ap ) (2019)
Located in the province of Troms and Finnmark
Location of the municipality in the province of Troms og Finnmark

Nordreisa ( North Sami Raïssa , kvenisch Raisi ) is a municipality in Northern Norway in Fylke Troms og Finn Mark .

The center of Nordreisa in Storslett (on the right the town hall)

It includes the Reisadalen mountain valley and is characterized by pine forests. The largest town and administrative center of the municipality is Storslett at the mouth of the Reisaelva River in a fjord. The municipality's airport is in the neighboring settlement of Sørkjosen.

The majority of the population are the Kvens , descendants of Finnish immigrants in the 18th century. Most Kvenes speak Norwegian as their mother tongue today, only a few old citizens still speak Kven , a language closely related to Finnish . Ethnic Norwegians and Sami are in the minority.

Nordreisa was almost completely destroyed when the Wehrmacht withdrew in 1945, so that the places were rebuilt in unadorned modern architecture. Old wooden houses survived the war in Havnnes. The 269 m high Mollisfossen waterfall is also worth seeing.

Individual evidence

  1. Statistisk sentralbyrå - Befolkning

Web links

Commons : Nordreisa  - Collection of images, videos and audio files