Rypefjord

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View over Rypefjord, with the island of Seiland in the background

Rypefjord is a village in the municipality of Hammerfest in the county ( fylke ) Troms og Finnmark in Norway .

geography

The place is located on the west side of the island Kvaløya on Sørøysundet in the fjord of the same name and is 2 kilometers away from Hammerfest. On January 1st, 1,826 people lived in Rypefjord. Sometimes Rypefjord is viewed as a suburb of Hammerfest. In the vicinity of Rypefjord lies the 418 meter high mountain Tjuven and the lakes Breidablikkvannet , Jansvannet , Tyvvynnet and Langvannet . Rypefjord itself can be divided into the four districts of Ytterfjord, Rypefjord, Breidablikk and Indrefjord.

economy

There is a modern fish processing factory in Rypefjord. In general, as in many other Norwegian villages, fishing is an important industry.

Attractions

The chapel
Football field
  • Mount Tjuven with a viewpoint that can be reached by road from Hammerfest
  • The harbor area on the Finnøy peninsula
  • The chapel in the Indrefjord district
  • The football pitch in the Breidablikk district

Trivia

The location is the setting for the computer game Fishing: Barents Sea .

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 2018-12-03. Retrieved December 15, 2018 (Norwegian).
  2. ↑ Kartor, vägbeskrivningar, flygfoton, sjökort & mycket mer på eniro.se. Retrieved December 15, 2018 .