Lebesby (village)

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Lebesby
Coordinates: 70°34′22″N27°00′07″E / 70.57278°N 27.00194°E / 70.57278; 27.00194
Country Norway
Region Northern Norway
County Finnmark
District Øst-Finnmark
Municipality Lebesby Municipality
Elevation
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5 m (16 ft)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
9740 Lebesby

Lebesby (Norwegian) or Davvesiida (Northern Sami) [2] is a village in Lebesby Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located on the shore of the Laksefjorden, along Norwegian County Road 888. The population was 85 in 2015. [3] The village is about half-way between the villages of Ifjord and Bekkarfjord, about 50 kilometres (31 mi) south of the municipal centre of Kjøllefjord. Lebesby Church is located in the center of the village. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Lebesby" (in Norwegian). yr.no . Retrieved 2013-02-18.
  2. ↑ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket . Retrieved 2024-07-01.
  3. ↑ Somby, Liv Inger (2015-10-02). "The Changes in an Indigenous Society". NRK. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
  4. ↑ Store norske leksikon. "Lebesby" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2013-02-18.


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