Hammerfest
Hammerfest (
pronunciation (info • help); Hámmerfeasta [ˈhaːmmerˌfea̯sːta]) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative center of the municipality is the town of Hammerfest. The municipality has an area of 2,693 square kilometres (1,040 sq mi) and a population of 11,274 people. The population density is low, with only 4.4 people per square kilometer (1.7/m²).[1][2] The municipality is made up of three large islands and several small islands. Most of it is not connected to the mainland by road.
Hammerfest was formed as a municipality in 1838,[3] and it has gone through many changes. In 1992, it merged with the neighboring municipality of Sørøysund to form a larger municipality with the same name.[4] In 2020, it became part of the newly formed Troms og Finnmark county.[5]
Hammerfest Media
Kvalsund, part of Hammerfest municipality since 2020
Painting by Konstantin Korovin, inspired by the Aurora Borealis in Hammerfest
Hammerfest in the late 19th century
Aerial view of the centre of Hammerfest taken by Walter Mittelholzer in 1923
German sign in Hammerfest in 1941.
Hauen Chapel, the only building in Hammerfest left standing after the Second World War.
The LNG site on Melkøya at dusk seen from the Storsvingen Tourist center.
Station of the Struve Geodetic Arc in Hammerfest
Reindeer grazing outside Hammerfest's town hall.
The Rypefjord suburb in Hammerfest
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References
- ↑ "06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) 1951 - 2023. Statbank Norway". SSB. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
- ↑ "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M) 2007 - 2023. Statbank Norway". SSB. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
- ↑ "Formannskapsdistrikt". Academic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
- ↑ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in norsk). Statistisk sentralbyrå. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2012-09-01. Retrieved 2013-02-02.
- ↑ Nikel, David (2020-01-19). "A New Map of Norway: Meet Norway's New Counties". Life in Norway. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
