Svanvik
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| Country | Norway | ||||
| Province (fylke) | Troms and Finnmark | ||||
| Municipality (commune) : | Sør-Varanger | ||||
| Coordinates : | 69 ° 28 ′ N , 30 ° 2 ′ E | ||||
Svanvik is a place in the municipality Sør-Varanger in Fylke Troms og Finnmark , Norway .
geography
Svanvik is located in the Pasvik Valley on the west bank of the Pasvikelva , whose east bank belongs to Russia .
The place is connected to the Norwegian road network via Fylkesvei 88.
Location description
Svanhovd is located in Svanvik , a research center for agriculture, the environment and pollution that was founded in 1992 and is part of the Norwegian Institute for Bioeconomy . The Norwegian Radiation Protection Agency, Sør-Varanger Museum, Bioforsk and the Pasvik Adult Education Center are located here .
Border station Pasvik
Until 2013, Svanvik was one of the six border stations of the border company in Sør-Varanger. The border station Svanvik has been subordinate to the three southernmost border stations Svanvik, Skogfoss and Gjøkåsen since 2014. In June 2014, a barracks was put into operation, which houses the newly established Pasvik border company.
Attractions
- Svanviks kapell is a wooden cruciform church from 1934, built by the architect Harald Sund
- Birk Husky is a wildlife center with a guest house and restaurant
- Øvre-Pasvik National Park
Web links
- Svanvik. In: Store norske leksikon . Retrieved December 5, 2019 (Norwegian).
- Svanhovd on nibio.no (Norwegian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Åpning av ny grensestasjon på Svanvik. In: regjeringen.no. June 18, 2014, accessed December 5, 2019 .