Elvenes
Elvenes, Jokknjargg, Johkanjárga, or Jokiniemi is a village in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located at the mouth of the river Pasvikelva where it flows into the Bøkfjorden, a southern branch of the Varangerfjorden.
- Type: Locality
- Description: village in Sør-Varanger municipality, Norway
- Also known as: “Elvenes, Finnmark”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Saints Boris and Gleb Church (Borisoglebsky).
Saints Boris and Gleb Church (Borisoglebsky)
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Borisoglebsky and Hesseng.
Borisoglebsky
Hamlet
Borisoglebsky is a rural locality in Pechengsky District of Murmansk Oblast, Russia. The village is located beyond the Arctic Circle, at a height of 95 meters above sea level on the Paatsjoki River. Borisoglebsky is situated 3½ km southeast of Elvenes.
Hesseng
Village
Hesseng is a village in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The village lies about 5 kilometres south of the town of Kirkenes. The village of Hesseng lies at the intersection of the European route E105 and European route E6 highways. Hesseng is situated 4 km west of Elvenes.
Bjørnevatn
Village
Bjørnevatn, Kuõbǯǯjäuʹrr, Guovžajávri, or Kruuvakylä is a village in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The village lies about 8 kilometres south of the town of Kirkenes and about 3.8 kilometres west of the Norway-Russia border. Bjørnevatn is situated 4½ km west of Elvenes.
Elvenes
- Category: rural area
- Location: Sør-Varanger Municipality, Finnmark, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
69.67931° or 69° 40′ 46″ north
Longitude
30.10499° or 30° 6′ 18″ east
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
9GXGM4H3+PX
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bavarian to Swedish—“Elvenes” goes by many names.
- Bavarian: “Elvenes”
- Catalan: “Elvenes”
- Danish: “Elvenes”
- Dutch: “Elvenes”
- French: “Elvenes”
- German: “Elvenes”
- Javanese: “Elvenes, Finnmark”
- Javanese: “Elvenes”
- Kven Finnish: “Jokiniemi”
- Malay: “Elvenes, Finnmark”
- Malay: “Elvenes”
- Northern Sami: “Johkanjárga”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Elvenes”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Elvnes”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Elvenes”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Elvnes”
- Norwegian: “Elvenes”
- Norwegian: “Elvnes”
- Russian: “Эльвенес”
- Skolt Sami: “Jokknjargg”
- Swedish: “Elvenes”
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Highlights include Rundvassbekken and Bøkfjord Bridge.
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