Gjesvær

or is an old fishing village in Nordkapp Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is the only place in Finnmark known from the Viking Age and is mentioned in the Heimskringla saga as Geirsver. The name comes from the name of a bird called .

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Place details

Locality: Gjesvær
Region: Finnmark
Country: Norge
Population: 0

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Key facts

Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Gjesv%C3%A6r.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: View of the village
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.mapframe zoom: 12
Settlement.mapframe marker: village
Settlement.pushpin_map: Finnmark#Norway
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Norway
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Northern Norway
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Finnmark
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Vest-Finnmark
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name4: Nordkapp Municipality

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Wikidata facts

Country: Norway
Located in: Nordkapp Municipality
Elevation: 4
Time zone: UTC+01:00
Image: Gjesvær.jpg

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Commons category: Gjesvær
postal code: 9765 Gjesvær
located in/on physical feature: Magerøya

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Encyclopedic overview

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==History== The location was used by Vikings on the way to Bjarmaland (see Ottar from Hålogaland), and probably also for gathering food on the nearby Gjesværstappan islands which contain one of the largest seabird colonies in Norway.

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