Nesseby or Unjárga is a small village in Nesseby Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located on the southern coast of the Varanger Peninsula, near the inner part of the Varangerfjorden. The European route E75 highway runs through the village on its way from Varangerbotn to Vadsø. Nesseby Church lies on a small peninsula on the coast of the village. The village (and municipality) is bilingual and has two official names: Nesseby (Norwegian) and Unjárga (Northern Sami).[2]
Nesseby
Unjárga | |
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Village | |
  Nesseby Location in Finnmark  Nesseby Nesseby (Norway) | |
| Coordinates: 70°09′07″N 28°51′54″E / 70.15194°N 28.86500°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Northern Norway |
| County | Finnmark |
| District | Øst-Finnmark |
| Municipality | Nesseby |
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 9840 Varangerbotn |
References edit
- ^ "Nesseby" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2013-03-19.
- ^ Store norske leksikon. "Unjárga/Nesseby" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2013-04-13. Retrieved 2013-03-19.
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