Elvebakken Church

Alta (Norway) - Best Places to Travel

Alta is a town in Alta Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The town is the administrative centre of the municipality and it is located on the southern end of the Altafjorden, at the mouth of the river Altaelva. There are several suburbs around the town. Kåfjord, Kvenvik, and Jiepmaluokta lie to the west; Øvre Alta and Tverrelvdalen lie to the south; and Rafsbotn lies to the east. The famous rock carvings at Alta lie just to the west of the town.

The town of Alta has three churches: the historic Alta Church in Bossekop, the relatively new Elvebakken Church in Elvebakken, and the Northern Lights Cathedral (the new main church for the municipality that was completed in 2013). Alta is also an educational centre in Finnmark county. Finnmark University College is based in Alta as well as the local primary and secondary schools, including Alta videregående skole. Alta District Court is based in the town, serving the municipalities of Loppa and Alta. Alta IF is the main sports team for the town

Area: 9.05 km2 (3.49 sq mi)
Population in 2013: 4,272 (1,577/km2 / 4,080/sq mi)
Elevation: 60 m (200 ft)

The Grey - The Story of The Finnmarkloppet by Brian Burns

Each March over 1000 dogs race from Alta on the Atlantic coast through Finnmark (Norwegian Arctic Circle i.e. Lappland) to Kirkenes on the Russian border and back to Alta, a distance of over 1000 km. In 2009 Brian Burns, at the invitation of Oddvar Lampe and Arne Oddvar Nielsen, took part in The Finnmarkloppet for the first time.

This amazing adventure inspired the song The Grey that was written by Brian Burns during the race and performed for the first time by Brian at the closing ceremony banquet in Alta, Norway.

Violin on the recording in Umea, Sweden in May, 2009 is by Anton Teljeback and the song is available on the double single On The Road/Sandcastles released by ARISH at Kulturnatta 2009 in Umea, Sweden.

Further infos: burnsmusic.net

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Alta, Norway

Alta is the most populated municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Alta. Some of the main villages in the municipality include Kåfjord, Komagfjord, Kvenvik, Langfjordbotn, Leirbotn, Rafsbotn, Talvik, and Tverrelvdalen.


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