Hammerfest
Sign in to saveHammerfest or Hámmárfeasta is a town/city that is also the administrative centre of Hammerfest Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located on the northwestern coast of the island of Kvaløya, just north of the village of Rypefjord and southwest of the village of Forsøl. The town has a population (2023) of 7,882 which gives the city a population density of .
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Key facts
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- Town/City
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- yes
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- town
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- Norway
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- Norway
- Located in
- Hammerfest
- Population
- +8010
- Area
- +2.99
- Elevation
- +34
- Capital of
- Hammerfest
- Official website
- www.hammerfest.kommune.no
- Image
- Hammerfest Juni 2005.jpg
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Article
13 sectionsContents
- Northernmost city
- History
- Overview
- Napoleonic Wars
- Fire of 1890
- Electric street lighting
- Destruction in World War II
- Municipal history
- Climate
- Media gallery
- See also
- Notes
- References
Hammerfest or Hámmárfeasta is a town/city that is also the administrative centre of Hammerfest Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located on the northwestern coast of the island of Kvaløya, just north of the village of Rypefjord and southwest of the village of Forsøl. The town has a population (2023) of 7,882 which gives the city a population density of .
The town has an ice-free harbour, including the nearby island of Melkøya, which is home to a natural gas processing station. It processes gas from the Snøhvit gas field in the Barents Sea. Rypefjord is a suburb to the south of the city. The main church for the city and municipality is Hammerfest Church. The "midnight sun" is above the horizon from 15 May to 31 July, and the period with continuous daylight lasts a bit longer. Polar night, on the other hand, lasts from 23 November to 19 January. The town is visited by cruise ships from all over the world each summer. In 2016, there were about 19,000 tourists who visited the city of Hammerfest.