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Village in Northern Norway, Norway
Village
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Repvåg is located in FinnmarkRepvågRepvågShow map of FinnmarkRepvåg is located in NorwayRepvågRepvågShow map of Norway
Coordinates: 70°44′48″N 25°40′19″E / 70.74667°N 25.67194°E / 70.74667; 25.67194
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyFinnmark
DistrictVest-Finnmark
MunicipalityNordkapp Municipality
Elevation3 m (10 ft)
Population14
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code9768 Repvåg

Repvåg (Norwegian) or Reiffváhki (Northern Sami) is a small fishing village in Nordkapp Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located along the western shore of the Porsangerfjorden on the mainland Porsanger Peninsula.

View of Repvåg

The fishing village now has about 14 residents, but historically, it was one of the main ports and trading places in Finnmark county, especially during the Pomor trade with Russia which existed until the 1917 revolution in Russia. Repvåg Chapel is located in the village, serving the people in the southern part of Nordkapp municipality.

Slightly outside of Repvåg, there is a small area called Stranda, meaning "Beach" in English (formerly "Finneby" or "Sáamisiida" in Northern Sámi) that had a large coastal Sami population and is the last area in the municipality that is still characterized by some coastal Sami culture.

References

  1. "Repvåg" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
  2. "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
  3. Store norske leksikon. "Repvåg" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2013-02-18.
  4. "Nordkapp-Repvåg". Travel-Finnmark. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 2018-06-07.


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