Grense Jakobselv

Vuorjám or Vuorjánjohka (Northern Sami)
Гренсе Якобсэльв (Russian)
Village
A southbound picture of Grense Jakobselv village; the left side of the river belongs to Russia and the right side to Norway.
A southbound picture of Grense Jakobselv village; the left side of the river belongs to Russia and the right side to Norway.
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Grense Jakobselv is located in Finnmark
Grense Jakobselv
Grense Jakobselv
Location in Finnmark
Grense Jakobselv is located in Norway
Grense Jakobselv
Grense Jakobselv
Grense Jakobselv (Norway)
Coordinates: 69°46′30″N 30°49′52″E / 69.77500°N 30.83111°E / 69.77500; 30.83111
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyFinnmark
DistrictØst-Finnmark
MunicipalitySør-Varanger Municipality
Elevation
[1]
5 m (16 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
9900 Kirkenes
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Grense Jakobselv (Norwegian), Vueʹrjemjokk (Skolt Sami), or Vuoremijoki (Kven)[2] (also: Vuorjánjohka (Northern Sami) and Гренсе Якобсэльв (Russian)[2]) is a small village in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located on the shore of the Barents Sea at the mouth of the Jakobselva river. It lies about 54 kilometres (34 mi) by road east of the town of Kirkenes. The area was settled by Norwegians in 1851.[3]

  1. ^ "Grense Jakobselv" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Archived from the original on 2015-04-09. Retrieved 2013-03-14.
  2. ^ a b "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
  3. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Grense-Jakobselv" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2013-03-14.