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Kistrand
Sign in to save, , or is a village in Porsanger Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway, on the eastern side of the Porsanger Peninsula, along the western shore of the Porsangerfjorden. The village lies along the European route E06 highway, about southeast of the village of Olderfjord.
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- Norway
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- Porsanger Municipality
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, , or is a village in Porsanger Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway, on the eastern side of the Porsanger Peninsula, along the western shore of the Porsangerfjorden. The village lies along the European route E06 highway, about southeast of the village of Olderfjord.
==History== Kistrand was the name of Porsanger Municipality from 1 January 1838 until 1 January 1964 when it was changed to Porsanger. The municipality was named after the parish of Kistrand, based at the Kistrand Church which is in this village. Originally (in 1838), Kistrand municipality was very large and it encompassed the present-day municipalities of Porsanger, Nordkapp, Kautokeino, and Karasjok.
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