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47-724: Oldervik may refer to the following locations: Oldervik, Finnmark , a village in Hammerfest Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway Oldervik, Lebesby , a village in Lebesby Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway Oldervik, Troms , a village in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway Oldervika, Rødøy (sometimes called Oldervik),

94-609: A mural crown above them. The arms were designed by Ole Valle and the design was updated by Arvid Steen in 2001. The Church of Norway has three parishes ( sokn ) within the municipality of Hammerfest. It is part of the Hammerfest prosti ( deanery ) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland . Many grave sites dating back to the Stone Age can be found here. This location was an important fishing and Arctic hunting settlement for

141-437: A bit longer, conversely the polar night lasts from 23 November to 19 January (59 days). The weather data is from Hammerfest Airport about 80 m elevation and 2 km from the town. Hammerfest town is at sea level, thus the town itself might be slightly warmer. During the summer, massive reindeer herds migrate from their winter pastures in the inner parts of Finnmark to the coast. Among the islands inhabited by reindeer during

188-857: A long time before Hammerfest was given market town rights by royal decree of Christian VII of Denmark–Norway in 1789. After their victory in the Norwegian Campaign of the Second World War , the Germans soon fortified the town of Hammerfest and used it as a major base. The importance of Hammerfest to the Germans increased dramatically after their invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941. The occupiers installed three coastal batteries in and around Hammerfest, one with four 10.5 cm (4.1 in) guns on Melkøya island near

235-534: A museum displaying the history of Arctic hunting. The newspaper Hammerfestingen is published in Hammerfest. American author Bill Bryson begins his European travels in 1990, documented in his book Neither Here Nor There , with a visit to Hammerfest in order to see the Northern Lights, calling it "an agreeable enough town in a thank-you-God-for-not-making-me-live-here sort of way". Hammerfest

282-579: A permit for creating a zone in Repparfjorden for depositing waste from the mine. The municipality of Kvalsund was established on 1 July 1869 when it was separated from the Hammerfest landdistrikt (the rural municipality surrounding the town of Hammerfest ). Initially, Kvalsund had 514 residents. On 1 January 1963, the Kokelv area in southern Måsøy Municipality (population: 34) was transferred to Kvalsund. On 1 January 2020, Kvalsund Municipality

329-541: A population of 988. The municipality's population density was 0.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (1.3/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 5.4% over the previous 10-year period. The Kvalsund Bridge ( Kvalsundbrua ) is a suspension bridge that crosses the Kvalsundet strait from the mainland to the island of Kvaløya . In 2015, the media said that for four years an application has been filed for establishing Norway's largest copper mine, depending on

376-638: A recreational activity in the area. The arms were designed by Ingunn Bjerkås. The Church of Norway had two parishes ( sokn ) within Kvalsund Municipality. It was part of the Hammerfest prosti ( deanery ) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland . Until a few hundred years ago, the Coast Sámi culture was completely dominant in Kvalsund. Norwegian and Kven immigration soon made the area multicultural. During Norwegianization much of

423-504: A stark contrast to the economic downhill and negative population growth most other municipalities in Finnmark are experiencing. After the opening of natural gas production on Melkøya there have been some problems with significant smoke and soot pollution in the initial production phases. Snøhvit is Europe's first export facility for liquefied natural gas. Hammerfest offers sport and commercial fishing , both sea and freshwater , as well as scuba diving . The northernmost glacier on

470-715: A village in Rødøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway See also [ edit ] Oldervika (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oldervik&oldid=1216603827 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

517-428: Is sund which means " strait " or " sound ". The Sámi name also translates to "whale strait" ( fáles means "whale" and nuorri means strait). The coat of arms was granted on 27 March 1987. The official blazon is " Azure , three salmon argent in pall heads to center" ( Norwegian : I blått tre hvite lakser i trepass med hodene innover ). This means the arms have a blue field (background) and

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564-518: Is "boiling river" in Norwegian and Guiokejohka means "rushing river" in the Sámi language. The municipality of Kvalsund had several localities that had a rich and varied bird fauna. One of these was Repparfjordbotn with its large colony of Arctic terns and its autumn numbers of goosander . Kvalsund has continental subarctic climate . The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate

611-472: Is connected to the main road network by Norwegian national road 94 which branches off from European route E6 at Skaidi in the neighbouring municipality of Kvalsund. The town is a port of call for the Hurtigruten ship route. Hammerfest also has Finnmark's third largest airport, Hammerfest Airport , opened 30 July 1974. Before the opening of the airport, the only air link to Hammerfest was by seaplane ,

658-521: Is considered to be one of the northernmost city/towns in the world. For more information, see Hammerfest (town)#Northernmost city . A municipality called Hammerfest by og landdistrikt (Hammerfest town and district) was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law), which included the town of Hammerfest and the vast rural district surrounding it. The law at that time required that all towns should be separated from their rural districts, but because of low population and very few voters, this

705-550: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Hammerfest Municipality The 2,693-square-kilometre (1,040 sq mi) municipality is the 19th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Hammerfest is the 103rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 11,338. The municipality's population density is 4.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (11/sq mi) and its population has increased by 0% over

752-571: Is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Vestre Finnmark District Court and the Hålogaland Court of Appeal . The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Hammerfest is made up of 35 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show

799-455: The Troms og Finnmark county was divided and the municipality once again became part of Finnmark county. The municipality is named after the town of Hammerfest , which was established in 1789. The town was named after an old anchorage . The first element of the name is derived from the local Hamran ( Old Norse : Hamarr ). Hamran were a number of large rocks, good for mooring boats in

846-406: The charge is three salmon arranged in pall with their heads facing the centre. The salmon have a tincture of argent which means they are commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The blue color in the field and the salmon were chosen to represent fishing in various forms: as a traditional way of living and source of income, as modern fish farming , and as

893-681: The Norwegian mainland is a hiking destination. The town is a starting point for northern tours. There is a daily boat to the North Cape ( Norwegian : Nordkapp ). One chain of the Struve Geodetic Arc , now on the World Heritage List , is located at Fuglenes in Hammerfest. Hammerfest is also a centre of Sami culture. Hammerfest is home to the Royal and Ancient Polar Bear Society ( Norwegian : Isbjørnklubben );

940-424: The animals. For hygienic reasons large sums of money have to be spent every year to clean up after the animals. In response to the complaints the town authorities built a 20-kilometre-long (12 mi), 1.2-metre-tall (4 ft) fence encircling the town to keep the animals out. However, as of the 2008 reindeer season, the fence had proven ineffective, with reindeer managing to pass through on road crossings, despite

987-410: The arms have a red field (background) and the charge is a polar bear . The polar bear has a tincture of argent which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. 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. Because of its town status, the arms often have

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1034-526: The autumn of 1944 after a Soviet offensive at the northern extremity of the Eastern Front pushed into eastern Finnmark. All of Finnmark including the town was looted and burned to the ground by the Germans when they retreated in 1945, the last of the town having been destroyed by the time the Germans finally left on 10 February 1945. Only the town's small funeral chapel, built in 1937, was left standing. The Museum of Reconstruction in Hammerfest tells

1081-460: The current and historical composition of the council by political party . The mayors ( Norwegian : ordfører ) of Hammerfest: The construction of the large liquefied natural gas site on Melkøya (island) just off Hammerfest, which will process natural gas from Snøhvit , is the most expensive construction project in the history of Northern Norway. This project has resulted in an economic boom and new optimism in Hammerfest in recent years,

1128-689: The first route established in 1936. Hammerfest is town twinned with the following foreign settlements: Denmark, Sweden, Finland and the Netherlands have honorary consulates in Hammerfest. Kvalsund Municipality Kvalsund ( Northern Sami : Fálesnuorri and Kven : Valasnuora ) is a former municipality in Finnmark county in Norway . The area is now part of Hammerfest Municipality . The municipality existed from 1869 until its dissolution in 2020. The administrative centre of

1175-428: The local harbour. The name comes from the word hamarr which means "stone", "steep cliff", or "rock face". The local Hamran were covered up in land reclaiming during the early years after World War II . The last element of the name comes from the word festr which means "rope" or "fastening" (for boats). On 1 January 2020 when the neighboring Hammerfest Municipality and Kvalsund Municipality were merged,

1222-418: The municipality was the village of Kvalsund . Other villages in the municipality included Áisaroaivi , Kokelv , Oldernes , Oldervik , Revsneshamn , Skaidi . At the time of its dissolution on 1 January 2020, the 1,844-square-kilometre (712 sq mi) municipality was the 37th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Kvalsund was also the 394th most populous municipality in Norway with

1269-436: The municipality were also located on the islands of Kvaløya and Seiland . The Seilandsjøkelen glacier was partially located in Kvalsund, and at 986 metres (3,235 ft) in height, it was the highest point in the municipality. Lakes in the municipality included Bjørnstadvatnet and Doggejávri . The main village in the municipality was called Kvalsund in Norwegian and Ráhkkerávju in Sámi. Historically, that village

1316-686: The municipality. The Vargsundet strait separates the island Seiland from the mainland. Seiland National Park is partially located in the municipality on the island of Seiland. Seilandsjøkelen and Nordmannsjøkelen are both large glaciers that are located in the park. The Nordefjorden is a fjord that is part of the park. The highest point in the municipality is the 1,078-metre (3,537 ft) tall mountain Seilandstuva . Komagaksla and Hammaren are both mountains located in Hammerfest Municipality. Hasvik Municipality lies to

1363-430: The new Hammerfest landdistrikt Municipality. This left the town of Hammerfest with 1,125 residents. (The rural Hammerfest landdistrikt was later divided into two municipalities: Sørøysund Municipality in the north and Kvalsund Municipality in the south.) On 1 January 1992, Sørøysund Municipality (population: 2,341) was merged with the town of Hammerfest (population: 6,909) to form a new, larger municipality that

1410-469: The new municipality chose two parallel, bilingual, interchangeable names: Hammerfest kommune   ( Norwegian ) and Hámmerfeastta suohkan   ( Northern Sami ) . The Sami language name spelling changes depending on how it is used. It is called Hámmerfeasta when it is spelled alone, but it is Hámmerfeastta suohkan when using the Sami language equivalent to "Hammerfest Municipality". Beside

1457-407: The official Hámmerfeasta , there are also two other common variants of the Sámi name: Hámmarfeasta and Hámmárfeasta . The coat of arms was granted on 16 December 1938, in preparation for the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the town's establishment in 1939. The official blazon is " Gules , a polar bear statant argent " ( Norwegian : En hvit isbjørn i rødt ). This means

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1504-508: The presence of electrified grates embedded in the ground. The problem continues – the mayor, Alf E. Jakobsen , joked during the local election in 2011 that he was contemplating a career as a reindeer herder if he lost the vote. Hammerfest Municipality is responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services , senior citizen services, welfare and other social services , zoning , economic development , and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality

1551-468: The previous 10-year period. The municipality encompasses parts of three large islands: Kvaløya , Sørøya , and Seiland . Other small islands such as Håja , Lille Kamøya and Kamøya are also located here. Most parts of the municipality do not have a road connection with the rest of Norway; only Kvaløya island is connected to the mainland, via the Kvalsund Bridge . The town of Hammerfest

1598-414: The same as Anchorage, Alaska , which is located at a latitude of 61° North. Hammerfest often experiences heavy snowfall in winter, and on some occasions, avalanches or risk of avalanches have forced some inhabitants to be evacuated from their exposed homes until the danger was over. The " midnight sun " is above the horizon from 14 May to 31 July (79 days), and the period with continuous daylight lasts

1645-635: The story of these events and the recovery of the region. The Soviet troops in eastern Finnmark were withdrawn in September 1945. Mines and munitions left over from the Second World War were found and destroyed as late as 2008. The island municipality encompasses parts of the mainland as well as three large islands: Kvaløya , Sørøya , and Seiland . Other small islands such as Lille Kamøya and Kamøya are also located here. The Sørøysundet , Kvalfjorden , and Repparfjorden are all located in

1692-399: The summer months is Kvaløya, the island on which Hammerfest town is located. For years many of the 2,500 to 3,000 reindeer in the area have been coming into the town itself, wandering in the streets and among the houses. Although popular with tourists, this has been less favourably received by the town's population, with people complaining of traffic disturbances and the dung and urine left by

1739-423: The town was hit by explosive and incendiary devices, but little damage was done. On 29 August 1944 Soviet bombers launched a second airstrike, inflicting significantly more damage to buildings and infrastructure in downtown Hammerfest. Two ships were sunk in the harbour. The ships lost were the local transports Tanahorn and Brynilen . The population was forcibly evacuated by the occupying German troops in

1786-593: The town, one with three 10.5 cm guns on a hill right outside the town and a final battery with casemated 13 cm (5.1 in) pieces on the Rypklubben peninsula near Rypefjord . The main German U-boat base in Finnmark was in Hammerfest, serving as a central supply base for the vessels attacking the allied supply convoys to Russia . Luftwaffe seaplanes were based at an improvised naval air station in nearby Rypefjord. The garrison in Hammerfest

1833-541: The traditional culture was lost. Kokelv is the village that has most successfully preserved elements of Sámi culture, and today has a Coast Sámi museum. The gakti of the Kvalsund region is easily recognizable by dots and jags on the collars (for men) and sleeves (for women). The municipality hosts an annual rock festival known as Fægstock , which takes place in Fægfjord ( Northern Sami : Veaigesvuotna , meaning "twilight fiord"). While it existed, Kvalsund Municipality

1880-414: The west, Alta Municipality lies to the southwest, Porsanger Municipality lies to the southeast, and Måsøy Municipality lies to the northeast. The Barents Sea lies to the north. Hammerfest has a subarctic climate ( Köppen climate classification Dfc ). In spite of the extreme northern location, there is no permafrost , as the mean annual temperature is approximately 2.5 °C (36 °F), about

1927-596: Was also protected by around 4,000 mines and numerous anti-aircraft guns . During their long retreat following the Petsamo-Kirkenes Operation , the Germans no longer managed to transport troops by sea further east due to intensive Red Air Force raids. Thus Hammerfest became their main shipping port in Finnmark in the autumn of 1944. The town of Hammerfest was bombed twice by the Soviet Air Forces . The first time, on 14 February 1944,

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1974-634: Was called Finnbyen , a name meaning simply " Coast Sámi settlement". Most villages in the municipality had two names: one in Norwegian and one in Sami . Other villages in the municipality included Skáidi ("meeting-place of rivers" in Sámi); Stállugárgu/Stallogargo ("troll beach"); Neverfjord / Návvuotna ; and Kokelv / Guoikejohka . Regarding the latter toponyms, the Neverfjord translates to "tinder fjord" and Návvuotna to "cowshed fjord"; while Kokelv

2021-421: Was called Hammerfest Municipality. In 2017, the neighboring Hammerfest Municipality and Kvalsund Municipality voted to merge into one large municipality effective 1 January 2020, and that merger came into effect on the planned date. Also on the same day, the new municipality became part of the newly formed Troms og Finnmark county. Previously, it had been part of the old Finnmark county. On 1 January 2024,

2068-409: Was impossible to carry out for Hammerfest in 1838. (This was also the case in the nearby towns of Vadsø and Vardø .) In 1839, the northern part of Hammerfest (population: 498) was separated to become a new Maasø Municipality . This left Hammerfest by og landdistrikt with 2,024 residents. On 1 January 1852, the rural district outside of the town (population: 1,256) was separated from the town to form

2115-469: Was merged into the neighboring Hammerfest Municipality , a decision that the people of the two municipalities had agreed to in 2017. The municipality (originally the parish ) is named after the Kvalsundet strait ( Old Norse : Hvalsund ). The first element comes from the name of the island Kvaløya . The island's name comes form the Old Norse word hvalr which means " whale ". The last element

2162-418: Was responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services , senior citizen services, unemployment , social services , zoning , economic development , and municipal roads . During its existence, this municipality was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality

2209-406: Was under the jurisdiction of the Hålogaland Court of Appeal . The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Kvalsund was made up of 15 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political party . The mayors ( Norwegian : ordfører ) of Kvalsund: The municipality was mostly located on the mainland, but parts of

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