Hammerfest Tourist Attractions: 6 Top Places to Visit
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Top Places to visit in Hammerfest (Norway):
The Polar Bear Society, Hammerfest Church, Museum of Reconstruction for Finnmark and Northern Troms, Struve Geodetic Arc, Fountain Mother and Child, Salen Lookout
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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.
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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.
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Northern Norway in Winter
Locations, Tromso, Hammerfest, Vardo, Vadso, Nordkapp, Honningsvag, Kirkenes. At this time of year (December) the sun doesn't come up, only a few hours of dusk. one of the highlights was a trip to Nordkapp (Northcape) 71˚ North and the most northerly point in Europe. A fantastic country, Hopefully go back soon.
Driving through the city center of Hammerfest, Norway
June 2015.
Visit to Finmark, Norway
Video highlights. I with my two friends (Dr. Waseem Shaukat & Dr Abdul Rehman) visited Finmark county in Norway from 12 to 15 june 2015. Finnmark is a wonderful county in the extreme northeastern part of Norway...
It was amazing tour. We explored Alta, Hammerfest and along the way to North Cape (The extreme north point of Europe). We were also lucky to observe Midnight Sun i.e Sun during midnight which you can also see in this video. We are very much thankful to our host Dr Aamer Shehzad and family for their nice hospitality
Walking tour of Trondheim, Norway given by the Tourist Information Office
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We took a 2 hour guided city walking tour of Trondheim, Norway. The tour is given by the Tourist Information Office and shows you all of the major sites in town. Shot in June 2017.
Midnight Sun, Norway in June
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CorBor 2.8, Hammerfest (Norway)
Hammerfest, Norway, lays claim to being the northernmost town in the world, with over 9,000 inhabitants at a latitude of 70° 39' 48. There are some villages farther north, but none larger than 2000 people.