Hammerfest - Everything you wanted to know about the northernmost town in the world
Hammerfest, Finnmark, Norway
That's life in the northernmost town in the world.
Commercial made for Hammerfest Kommune
Made by Zbigniew Ziggi Wantuch / VERK MEDIA i Hammerfest.
Music: Dan Bryk Discount Store from album Pop Psychology
Special thanks: Hammer Kommunikasjon AS.
About Hammerfest
(From Wikipedia)
Hammerfest is a city and municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The municipality encompasses parts of three islands: Kvaløya, Sørøya, and Seiland. Hammerfest was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The law required that all cities should be separated from their rural districts, but because of low population, and very few voters, this was impossible to carry out for Hammerfest in 1838. (See also Vadsø and Vardø.) The rural district of Hammerfest (Sørøysund) was separated from the city on 1 January 1852, but it was merged back into the city on 1 January 1992 (but without the area of Kvalsund, which was separated from Sørøysund as a municipality of its own in 1869).
Hammerfest - the name
The town is named after an old anchorage. The first element is hammer, referring to a number of large rocks, good for mooring boats, called Hamran (Old Norse: Hamarr - steep mountainside). The Hamran were covered up in land reclaiming during the early post-war years. The last element is fest, from Old Norse festr which means 'fastening' (for boats).
Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from relatively modern times. They were granted on 16 December 1938. The arms of Hammerfest, a silver polar bear on a red background, were prepared for the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the town's foundation in 1939. The polar bear was chosen as a symbol for the fishing in the polar seas north of Norway. The polar bear itself is not native to mainland Norway.
HONNINGSVÅG - The northernmost town in Europe [Aerial film]
Honningsvåg (70°59'N, 25°59'E) was declared a town in 1996 by the municipal council of Nordkapp. National legislation was passed in 1997 that states that a Norwegian city must have at least 5,000 inhabitants, but since Honningsvåg was declared a city in 1996, it was exempt from this legislation. This makes it one of the smallest cities in Norway. Population: 2484 (2017)
All the aerial footages are made between 2015-2018.
Music: The Cinematic Orchestra - Arrival of the Birds
Finnmark, Norway Travel
Finnmark, Norway Travel - Finnmark or Finnmárku is a county in the extreme northeast of Norway. By land it borders Troms county to the west, Finland (Lapland) to the south and Russia (Murmansk Oblast) to the east, and by water, the Norwegian Sea (Atlantic Ocean) to the northwest, and the Barents Sea (Arctic Ocean) to the north and northeast.
The county was formerly known as Finmarkens amt or Vardøhus amt, and since 2002, has had two official names: Finnmark (Norwegian) and Finnmárku (Sami language). It is part of the Sápmi region, which spans four countries, as well as the Barents Region, and is the largest and least populated county of Norway.
Situated at the Northernmost part of continental Europe, where Norway swings eastward, Finnmark has always been an area where east meets west, in culture as well as in nature and geography. Vardø, the easternmost municipality in the country, is located farther east than St. Petersburg and Istanbul.
The Norse form of the name was Finnmörk. The first element is finn(ar), the Norse name for the Sámi people. The last element is mörk which means woodland or borderland. In Norse times the name was referring to any places where Sámi people were living (also parts of Southern Norway).
More recently, Finnmark is also the older name for Lapland in Sweden and is used by some inhabitants in this region. The title comes from Linnés expeditions in the northern Nordic regions during the 18th century, and his choice of name was influenced by the history of the region.
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Port of Honningsvag, Norway
Port of Honningsvag in Norway. MS Rotterdam is docked in the port during the voyage of the midnight sun. Honningsvåg is the northernmost city of Norway. It is located in Nordkapp Municipality in Finnmark county. Population is 2415 people. Honningsvåg is situated at a bay on the southeastern side of the large island of Magerøya, while the famous North Cape and its visitors center is on the northern side of the island. Honningsvåg is a port of call for cruise ships, especially in the summer months.
Honningsvag - Norway
Honningsvag at 70° 58' N, in Northkapp municipality, claims to be the northern most city in Norway and even in the world, although the title is disputed by Hammerfest, Norway; Barrow in Alaska; and Longyearbyen, Svalbard. Legislation effective from 1997 states that a Norwegian city must have 5,000 inhabitants, but Honningsvåg with its population of 2,575 was declared a city in 1996. It is situated at a bay on the southern side of Mageroya island, while the famous North Cape and its visitors center is on the northern side. It is a port of call for cruise ships, especially in the summer months. Honningsvag Airport, Valan is located 4 km outside the town, with flights to mainly Tromso.
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Das Video zeigt zusammenfassend unsere Urlaubs-Erlebnisse aus dem Sommer 2016. Schwerpunkt liegt im Norden: Varangerhalbinsel, Nordkinnhalbinsel, Nordkapp, Hammerfest, Tromsø... Genauere Informationen zu einzelnen Campingplätzen, Städten oder Sehenswürdigkeiten auf unserer Route findet man in den ausführlicheren Videos in der Skandinavien Playlist.
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Staying alive in Finnmark
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