Kirkenes, Norway

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:town
gptkbp:airport gptkb:Kirkenes_Airport,_Høybuktmoen
gptkbp:annualRainfall approximately 450 mm
gptkbp:areaCode +47
gptkbp:averageSpeed 0.5°C
gptkbp:climate subarctic
gptkbp:country gptkb:Norway
gptkbp:county gptkb:Troms_og_Finnmark
gptkbp:demographics notable Russian minority
gptkbp:distanceFromLondon about 1,500 km
gptkbp:distanceToMurmansk about 225 km
gptkbp:elevation 9 m
gptkbp:founded 1906
gptkbp:hasFerryServiceTo gptkb:Hurtigruten_coastal_express
gptkbp:hasMidnightSun yes
gptkbp:hasPolarNight yes
gptkbp:homeport gptkb:Port_of_Kirkenes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kirkenes, Norway
gptkbp:latitude 69.725
gptkbp:liberatedBy gptkb:Soviet_Red_Army
gptkbp:locatedNear gptkb:Barents_Sea
Russian border
gptkbp:longitude 30.045
gptkbp:mainIndustry fishing
mining
tourism
gptkbp:minorityIn gptkb:Russian
gptkb:Sami
gptkbp:municipality gptkb:Sør-Varanger
gptkbp:notableAttraction gptkb:Andersgrotta_bomb_shelter
gptkb:Borderland_Museum
gptkb:Russian_Monument
gptkb:Snowhotel_Kirkenes
gptkbp:notableEvent World War II occupation
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Norwegian
gptkbp:population approximately 3,500
gptkbp:postalCode 9900
gptkbp:region gptkb:Northern_Norway
gptkbp:terminus gptkb:Kirkenes–Bjørnevatn_Line
gptkbp:timezone CET
gptkbp:timezoneDST CEST
gptkbp:twinTown gptkb:Rovaniemi,_Finland
gptkb:Apatity,_Russia
gptkb:Petsamo,_Russia
gptkbp:website https://www.sor-varanger.kommune.no/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Orjan_Nilsen
gptkb:Kari_Elisabeth_Kaski
gptkb:Barents_Euro-Arctic_Council
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6