Nesseby

Nesseby, or Unjárga, is a municipality in Norway's northernmost county, Finnmark.

Nesseby
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Nesseby, or Unjárga, is a municipality in Norway's northernmost county, Finnmark.

Settlements include Varangerbotn, Nesseby (settlement), Bunes (Nesseby), Gandvik, Karlebotn, Klubbvik, Meskelv, Nyborg (settlement in Finnmark) Nyelv, Reahpen, Vesterelv,

History

Until 1915, skeletons (of c. 130 humans) were dug up (and taken) from where they were buried, and sold;[1] Some of those skeletons were used for research.

During WW II, a prison camp was started (at Vesterelv) for [foreign] prisoners; The Nazi government of Germany ruled over Norway.

The last fighting in Norway, between Soviet forces and German forces, happened (in Varangerbotn map) in November 1944.[2]

Administration

The municipal council is elected until late 2027.

(The 15 council members were elected during the 2023 Norwegian local elections.)

In 2025, there was a parliamentary election.

The county hall is in Varangerbotn.[6]

Culture

Places for sacrifice, have been found; A [stone where one could put something to sacrifice, or] sacrificial stone, was broken up and removed by road workers (2023).[7]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.nrk.no/sapmi/onsker-a-gjenbegrave-130-levninger-i-samisk-kommune-1.16629532. Retrieved 2024-03-22
  2. ↑ Uten russisk representasjon er 75-årsmarkeringen meningsløs og bør avlyses Archived 2019-10-21 at the Wayback Machine. Nordlys. Retrieved 15 August 2018. Quote: «Bård A. Berg - UIT NORGES ARKTISKE UNIVERSITET [...] 611 russiske soldater mistet livet på norsk jord i felttoget som jaget tyskerne bort, og 1501 ble såret. De siste kampene mellom sovjetiske og tyske styrker sto i Varangerbotn 6. november 1944. Russerne stoppet framrykningen i Rustefjelbma [...], og tyskerne flyktet videre mot Troms. Ingen norske soldater deltok i felttoget.»
  3. ↑ https://www.kommunal-rapport.no/kommunevalg/her-far-du-den-store-ordforeroversikten/154578!/. Retrieved 2023-10-26
  4. ↑ https://www.nrk.no/valg/2023/resultat/fylke/56/5636. NRK.no. Retrieved 2023-09-26
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 nrk.no/valg/2025/resultat/56/5636. Retrieved 2025-09-17
  6. ↑ https://www.sagat.no/etterlyser-informasjon-om-tilfluktsrom/19.31574. Retrieved 2025-07-20
  7. ↑ https://www.nrk.no/sapmi/statens-vegvesen-betaler-200.000-kroner-i-bot-for-a-ha-odelagt-offerstein-i-nesseby-1.17377754. Retrieved 2025-04-10


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