Berlevåg is the
administrative centre
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In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
of
Berlevåg Municipality
( sme, Bearalváhki) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Øst-Finnmark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Berlevåg.
There are two settlements in t ...
in
Troms og Finnmark county,
Norway. The village is located on the northeastern coast of the
Varanger Peninsula along the
Barents Sea. The village lies along
Norwegian County Road 890
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*Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe
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, just east of
Berlevåg Airport. The
Hurtigruten coastal express boats stop daily at Berlevåg. The village has a population (2017) of 948 which gives the village a
population density of . About 95% of the municipal residents live in this village.
Berlevåg is one of the largest
fishing villages in Finnmark county. It has several
fish processing plants, a large harbor, and public services.
Berlevåg Church
Berlevåg Church ( no, Berlevåg kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Berlevåg municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Berlevåg. It is the church for the Berlevåg parish which is part ...
is located in the village, and
Kjølnes Lighthouse
Kjølnes Lighthouse ( no, Kjølnes fyr) is a coastal lighthouse located in Berlevåg Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located on the Varanger Peninsula along the Barents Sea, about east of the village of Berlevåg.
Hist ...
is located about to the east of the village. There are four large
breakwaters protecting the village from the ocean. They were built between 1913 and 1975.
is located near the village. The
Hurtigruten boats also stop here.
History
Near the end of
World War II, the
Germans retreated from Finnmark county from September 1944 to February 1945 and they used
scorched earth
A scorched-earth policy is a military strategy that aims to destroy anything that might be useful to the enemy. Any assets that could be used by the enemy may be targeted, which usually includes obvious weapons, transport vehicles, communi ...
tactics and all buildings in Berlevåg were burned down.
Berlevåg became famous when the movie ''Heftig og begeistret'' about the Berlevåg Men's Choir had great success in 2001. Berlevåg is also known for being the setting of
Karen Blixen
Baroness Karen Christenze von Blixen-Finecke (born Dinesen; 17 April 1885 – 7 September 1962) was a Danish author who wrote works in Danish and English. She is also known under her pen names Isak Dinesen, used in English-speaking countrie ...
's novel
Babette's Feast.
In June 2022, a production facility to
generate hydrogen opened in Berlevåg. The pilot project uses electricity from windmills to generate hydrogen through and
electrolyser.
Åpnet offisielt testfabrikk etter ett år i drift: – Dette er bare starten på en fin reise
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References
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Villages in Finnmark
Berlevåg
Populated places of Arctic Norway