Prestevatn
Prestevatn is a lake in Sør-Varanger Municipality, Finnmark. Prestevatn is situated nearby to the suburb Skytterhusfjellet, as well as near the neighborhood Jomfrulia.- Type: Body of water
- Description: lake in Sør-Varanger municipality, Norway
- Also known as: “Prestevannet”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kirkenes Church and Monument to the Soviet Soldiers.
Kirkenes Church
Church
Kirkenes Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the town of Kirkenes, just off the European route E06 highway. Kirkenes Church is situated 2½ km north of Prestevatn.
Monument to the Soviet Soldiers
Monument
Monument to the Soviet Soldiers is situated 2½ km north of Prestevatn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kirkenes and Hesseng.
Kirkenes
Kirkenes is a town in the Finnmark region of Norway, far east near the Russian border, more or less in the end of mainland Norway. This is the last port for Hurtigruten and the end of Norway's main road E6, 2,500 km from Oslo and 3,120 km from Trelleborg.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 3½ km southwest of Prestevatn.
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 5 km southwest of Prestevatn.
Prestevatn
- Category: lake
- Location: Sør-Varanger Municipality, Finnmark, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
69.70536° or 69° 42′ 19″ north
Longitude
30.06381° or 30° 3′ 50″ east
Elevation
60 metres (197 feet)
Open location code
9GXGP347+4G
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Norwegian to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Prestevatn” goes by many names.
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Prestevannet”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Prestevatn”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Prestevannet”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Prestevatn”
- Norwegian: “Prestevannet”
- Norwegian: “Prestevatn”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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