Altaelva
Altaelva is the third-longest river in Finnmark county, Norway. The river begins in the mountains and lakes in Kautokeino Municipality, near the border with Finnmark county and Finland, just south of Reisa National Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Finnmark, Norway
- Also known as: “Alte”, “Alteelv”, “Alteelva”, “Altelv”, “Alten”, “Alten River”, “Altenelv”, “Altenelven”, “Kautokeinoelva”, and “Storelven”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Alta Airport and Elvebakken Church.
Alta Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Inisheer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Alta Airport is an international airport in the city of Alta in Alta Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The airport is located at Elvebakken, 4 kilometers east of the city center.
Elvebakken Church
Church
Photo: Glivi, Public domain.
Elvebakken Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Alta Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the Elvebakken area in the town of Alta.
Finnmarkshallen
Sports venue
Finnmarkshallen is an indoor sports venue located in the town of Alta in Alta Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. Opened in 1996, it is the home ground of the association football club Alta IF, that plays in the Norwegian Second Division. Finnmarkshallen is situated 3½ km west of Altaelva.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rafsbotn.
Rafsbotn
Village
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. Rafsbotn is situated 8 km northeast of Altaelva.
Altaelva
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Alta, Finnmark, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Venetian—“Altaelva” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Altaelva”
- Bulgarian: “Алтаелва”
- Catalan: “riu d’Alta”
- Catalan: “Riu d’Alta”
- Cebuano: “Altaelva”
- Chinese: “阿爾塔河”
- Chuvash: “Алтаэльв”
- Czech: “Altaelva”
- Danish: “Altaelva”
- Danish: “Altaelven”
- Dutch: “Altaelva”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر التايلڤا”
- Esperanto: “Altaelv”
- Estonian: “Altaelva”
- Finnish: “Alattiojoki”
- Finnish: “Alattionjoki”
- Finnish: “Alta-joki”
- Finnish: “Altaelva”
- Finnish: “Altajoki”
- French: “Altaelva”
- German: “Altaelv”
- German: “Altaelva”
- Hebrew: “נהר קאוטוקיינו”
- Hungarian: “Altaelva”
- Irish: “Altaelva”
- Italian: “Alta”
- Italian: “Altaelva”
- Japanese: “アルタ川”
- Ladin: “Altaelva”
- Lithuanian: “Alta (upė)”
- Lithuanian: “Altaelva”
- Mazanderani: “آلتائلوا”
- Northern Sami: “Altaædno”
- Northern Sami: “Álttáeatnu”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Alta (elv)”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Altaelva”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Álttáeatnu”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Alta-elva”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Altaelva”
- Norwegian: “Altaelva”
- Persian: “التیلوا”
- Portuguese: “Altaelva (Rio Alta)”
- Portuguese: “Altaelva”
- Russian: “Алтаэльв”
- Russian: “Алтаэльва”
- Russian: “Альтеэльва”
- Russian: “река Алтаэльв” (historical)
- Russian: “река Алтаэльва”
- Spanish: “Rio de Alta”
- Spanish: “Río de Alta”
- Swedish: “Altaälven”
- Swedish: “Altaelva”
- Swedish: “Folkeaksjonen mot utbygging av Alta-Kautokeinovassdraget”
- Swedish: “Kautokeinoälven”
- Swedish: “Kautokeinoelva”
- Ukrainian: “Алтаельва”
- Venetian: “Fiume de Alta”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kronstad and Elvebakken.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Alta bru and Tørrfossen bru.
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