Bossekop

Bossekop, Bossogohppi, or Possukoppa is one of the three boroughs comprising the in , county, . It is located on the western end of the town, along the Altafjorden, along the European route E06 highway.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: borough in the town of Alta, Norway
  • Also known as: “Bosekop”

Places of Interest

Highlights include The Rock Art of Alta and Alta Church.

Photo: Karl Brodowsky, CC BY-SA 3.0.
are located in and around in county in . Since the first carvings were discovered in 1973, more than 6,000 carvings have been found on several sites around Alta.

Church
Photo: Chell Hill, CC BY 2.5.
is a parish church of the Church of Norway in in county, . It is located in the Bossekop area in the .

Sports venue
is an indoor sports venue located in the town of in in county, . Opened in 1996, it is the home ground of the association football club Alta IF, that plays in the Norwegian Second Division. is situated 3 km northeast of Bossekop.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kvenvik.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
, Šuovošluovta, or Suislahti is a village in in county, . It is located in an inlet on the inner part of the Altafjorden, about 10 kilometres from the . is situated 6 km southwest of Bossekop.

Bossekop

Latitude
69.96014° or 69° 57′ 37″ north
Longitude
23.23489° or 23° 14′ 6″ east
Elevation
69 metres (226 feet)
Inception
<1885
Open location code
9GX5X66M+3X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 313624247
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
780604
Wiki­data ID
Q4401525
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Satellite Map

Discover Bossekop from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Swedish—“Bossekop” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Bossekop”
  • Dutch: “Bossekop”
  • Finnish: “Possukoppa”
  • French: “Bossekop”
  • Irish: “Bossekop”
  • Kven Finnish: “Possukoppa”
  • Northern Sami: “Bossogohppi”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Bossekop”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bossekop”
  • Norwegian: “Bossekop”
  • Russian: “Боссекоп”
  • Swedish: “Bossekop”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bossekop post i butikk and BUL-hallen.

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