Båtsfjord is the

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Båtsfjord Municipality Båtsfjord ( sme, Báhcavuotna) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Båtsfjord (which is the only settlement remaining in the municipality). Båtsfjord Airport is ...

Troms og Finnmark Troms og Finnmark (; sme, Romsa ja Finnmárku ; fkv, Tromssa ja Finmarkku; fi, Tromssa ja Finnmark, lit. Troms and Finnmark in English language, English), is a Counties of Norway, county in Northern Norway, northern Norway that was established ...

county,

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. The

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is located along the long Båtsfjorden, an inlet from the

Barents Sea The Barents Sea ( , also ; no, Barentshavet, ; russian: Баренцево море, Barentsevo More) is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean, located off the northern coasts of Norway and Russia and divided between Norwegian and Russian territo ...

, along the northern coast of the

Varanger Peninsula The Varanger Peninsula ( no, Varangerhalvøya; sme, Várnjárga; fkv, Varenkinniemi) is a peninsula in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the northeasternmost part of Norway, along the Barents Sea. The peninsula has the Tanafjorden to ...

. The village sits at the northern end of Norwegian County Road 891. The

Båtsfjord Airport Båtsfjord Airport ( no, Båtsfjord lufthavn, ) is a regional airport serving Båtsfjord in Troms og Finnmark, Norway. It consists of a runway and served 14,485 passengers in 2016. A further 14,663 landed and started at the airport ...

lies just south of the village. The

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coastal express has regular stops at Båtsfjord. Båtsfjord Bfj311205 (600 x 376)

The village has a population (2017) of 2,212 which gives the village a

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of . The village is home to about 98% of all the residents in the entire municipality (there are 2,267 residents in Båtsfjord Municipality in 2017). Båtsfjord is one of the biggest fishing ports in Finnmark county with around 10,000 boat arrivals each year. The village also has a number of facilities for

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. Båtsfjord has shopping facilities, a post office, a school, and Båtsfjord Church.

History

Historically, there were three

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stations in Båtsfjord, but they are no longer in operation.https://digitaltmuseum.no/021016872882/svend-foyns-annlegg-i-batsfjord-bildet-er-tatt-pa-storholmen-i-batsfjord. "

Svend Foyn Svend Foyn (July 9, 1809 – November 30, 1894) was a Norwegian whaling, shipping magnate and philanthropist. He pioneered revolutionary methods for hunting and processing whales. Svend Foyn introduced the modern harpoon cannon and brought ...

s annlegg i Båtsfjord. Bildet er tatt på Storholmen i Båtsfjord"

References

Villages in Finnmark Båtsfjord Populated places of Arctic Norway {{Finnmark-geo-stub