Bjørnevatn

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Bjørnevatn

Total population

2,603

Elevation53 m

Land area1.79 km²

Coordinates69.67°, 29.99°

Demographic figures from Statistics Norway (SSB). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Bjørnevatn (Norwegian), Kuõbǯǯjäuʹrr (Skolt Sami), Guovžajávri (Northern Sami), or Kruuvakylä (Kven) is a village in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The village lies about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) south of the town of Kirkenes and about 3.8 kilometres (2.4 mi) west of the Norway-Russia border. The village has a couple of suburbs including Hesseng to the north and Sandnes to the west. The Bjørnevatn IL is the local sports team. The name Bjørnevatn translates to "Bear Lake" in English.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Helga Pedersen

Saami politician from Norway

Ørjan Nilsen

Norwegian DJ and record producer

Vegard Ulvang

Norwegian cross-country skier

John Kristian Dahl

Norwegian cross-country skier

Per Oskar Kjølaas

Norwegian bishop

Annemarie Lorentzen

Norwegian politician (1921-2008)

K

Krister Sørgård

Norwegian cross-country skier

Arnfinn Laudal

Norwegian mathematician

Silje Karine Muotka

Norwegian Saami politician

S

Steffen Nystrøm

Norwegian footballer

Vegard Sannes

Norwegian footballer

Roger Ryberg

Norwegian politician

Turid Balke

Norwegian actor, playwright and artist (1921–2000)

E

Erling Fløtten

Norwegian politician (1937-2010)

A

Alfred Meyer Henningsen

Norwegian politician

Solfrid Andersen

Norwegian footballer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Finnmark

• Sandnes - Goađak - Kotajoki
  0.8 mi away
• Hesseng
  1.4 mi away · pop. 1,623
• Elvenes - Johkanjárga - Jokiniemi
  2.9 mi away
• Kirkenes
  4.4 mi away · pop. 3,424
• Jakobsnes - Lávvonjárga - Jaakonniemi
  5.4 mi away
• Neiden - Njávdán - Njauddâm - Näätämö
  14.7 mi away
• Svanvik
  14.8 mi away
• Bugøyfjord - Reaisvuonna - Reisivuono
  20.7 mi away
• Bugøynes - Buođggák - Pykeijä
  22.7 mi away
• Kiby
  27.5 mi away
• Golnes - Kullaselva
  28.1 mi away
• Ekkerøya - Ekrea
  28.4 mi away

Browse all places in Finnmark →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

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