Vadsø, Norway

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:municipality
gptkb:town
gptkbp:administrativeCenter gptkb:Vadsø_Municipality
gptkbp:area 1258 km²
gptkbp:climate subarctic
gptkbp:coatOfArms features a reindeer
gptkbp:country gptkb:Norway
gptkbp:county gptkb:Troms_og_Finnmark
gptkbp:district 19
gptkbp:elevation 12 m
gptkbp:founded 1833
gptkbp:hasAirport gptkb:Vadsø_Airport
gptkbp:hasBridge gptkb:Vadsø_Bridge
gptkbp:hasChurch gptkb:Vadsø_Church
gptkbp:hasFestival gptkb:Varanger_Festival
gptkbp:hasHarbor gptkb:Vadsø_Harbour
gptkbp:hasHospital gptkb:Vadsø_Hospital
gptkbp:hasLibrary gptkb:Vadsø_Library
gptkbp:hasMuseum gptkb:Varanger_Museum
gptkbp:hasSchool gptkb:Vadsø_videregående_skole
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:Sami
gptkb:Kven
Finnish
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vadsø, Norway
gptkbp:locatedOn gptkb:Varangerfjorden
southern shore of Varanger Peninsula
gptkbp:mainIndustry gptkb:public_administration
fishing
service sector
gptkbp:mayor Wenche Pedersen (as of 2023)
gptkbp:municipality 5405
gptkbp:notableEvent airship expeditions by Umberto Nobile
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Trygve_Bratteli
gptkb:Finn_Hald
Knut Hamsun (lived in Vadsø as a child)
gptkbp:officialWebsite https://www.vadso.kommune.no/
gptkbp:parliamentaryConstituency gptkb:Finnmark
gptkbp:population approximately 5,000 (2023)
gptkbp:postalCode 9800
gptkbp:region gptkb:Northern_Norway
gptkbp:timezone CET
gptkbp:timezoneDST CEST
gptkbp:twinTown gptkb:Övertorneå,_Sweden
gptkb:Murmansk,_Russia
gptkb:Kemi,_Finland
gptkb:Petrozavodsk,_Russia
gptkb:Nikel,_Russia
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kuusamo,_Finland
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6