Rafsbotn
Rafsbotn, Reaššvuonna, or Rässivuono is a village in Alta Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The village sits at the southeast end of the Altafjorden, along the European route E6 highway, about 12 kilometres northeast of the town of Alta.- Type: Village with 478 residents
- Description: settlement in Alta Municipality, Norway
- Also known as: “Rafsbotn - Rässivuono”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Rafsbotn Chapel.
Rafsbotn Chapel
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Rafsbotn
- Categories: urban area in Norway, human settlement, and locality
- Location: Alta, Finnmark, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
70.01955° or 70° 1′ 10″ north
Longitude
23.53278° or 23° 31′ 58″ east
Population
478
Elevation
40 metres (131 feet)
Open location code
CG252G9M+R4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Rafsbotn” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Rafsbotn”
- Danish: “Rafsbotn”
- Dutch: “Rafsbotn”
- Finnish: “Rafsbotn”
- French: “Rafsbotn”
- German: “Rafsbotn”
- Irish: “Rafsbotn”
- Javanese: “Rafsbotn”
- Kven Finnish: “Rässivuono”
- Malay: “Rafsbotn”
- Northern Sami: “Reaššvuonna”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Rafsbotn”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Rafsbotn”
- Norwegian: “Rafsbotn”
- Romanian: “Rafsbotn”
- Russian: “Рафсботн”
- Spanish: “Rafsbotn”
- Swedish: “Rafsbotn”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Sørelvdalen - Láhtetskáidi - Skaiti and Gammelheim.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Rafsbotn skole and Rafsbotn stadion.
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