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The Best Attractions In Gjesvaer

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Gjesvær is an old fishing village in Nordkapp Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is the only place in Finnmark known from the Viking Age and is mentioned in the Heimskringla saga as Geirsver. The name comes from the man's name Geir, which means spear.The location was used by Vikings on the way to Bjarmaland , and probably also for gathering food on the nearby Gjesværstappan islands which contain one of the largest seabird colonies in Norway. Like most other places in Finnmark, all buildings in the village were burned down in 1944 by the German occupying forces. Gjesvær Chapel, built in 1960, is considered a cultural monument. Gjesvær has a...
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