Barentsburg
Sign in to saveBarentsburg () is the second-largest settlement in Svalbard, Norway, with about 300 inhabitants (). A coal mining town, the settlement is almost entirely made up of Russian nationals.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Barentsburg
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Russian coal mining settlement
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Barentsburg view.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.image_caption
- The town from above
- Settlement.mapsize
- 300px
- Settlement.map_caption
- Heroic Soviet-style mural on the community centre building
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Svalbard
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in western Svalbard
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
Key dates
- Inception
- 1920
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Named after
- Willem Barents
- Official name
- Barentsburg
- Country
- Norway
- Located in
- Svalbard
- Population
- +471
- Area
- +2
- Elevation
- +179
- Location
- Spitsbergen
- Image
- Barentsburg Mine Dock.JPG
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Barentsburg () is the second-largest settlement in Svalbard, Norway, with about 300 inhabitants (). A coal mining town, the settlement is almost entirely made up of Russian nationals.
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1920s establishments in NorwayBarentsburgCompany towns in NorwayEthnic enclaves in NorwayNorway–Russia relationsNorway–Soviet Union relationsPomorsPopulated places established in the 1920sPopulated places in SvalbardRussian diaspora in NorwayUkrainian diaspora in EuropeUse Oxford spelling from September 2025