Høvedsbakken
Høvedsbakken is a slope in Vadsø, Finnmark. Høvedsbakken is situated nearby to the neighborhood Ytrebyen, as well as near the town Vadsø.- Type: Slope
- Description: hillside near Ytrebyen, Vadsø municipality, Norway
- Also known as: “Hovedsbakken” and “Høvetsbakken”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Vadsø Airport and Vadsø Church.
Vadsø Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Inisheer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vadsø Airport is a regional airport in Vadsø Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The airport is located in the village of Kiby, 4 kilometers east of the town of Vadsø along the Varangerfjorden.
Vadsø Church
Church
Photo: Inisheer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vadsø Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vadsø Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the town of Vadsø. It is the main church for the Vadsø parish which is part of the Varanger prosti in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vadsø.
Vadsø
Town
Photo: fmaschek, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
Vadsø, Čáhcesuolu, or Vesisaari is a town in Vadsø Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The town is the administrative centre of both Vadsø Municipality and Finnmark county, and is the second-largest town in East Finnmark.
Høvedsbakken
- Categories: slope and landform
- Location: Vadsø, Finnmark, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
70.0708° or 70° 4′ 15″ northLongitude
29.80408° or 29° 48′ 15″ eastElevation
60 metres (197 feet)Open location code
CG2F3RC3+8JGeoNames ID
13664989Wikidata ID
Q140356308
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Satellite Map
Discover Høvedsbakken from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Norwegian to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Høvedsbakken” goes by many names.
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Høvedsbakken”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Høvetsbakken”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Høvedsbakken”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Høvetsbakken”
- Norwegian: “Høvedsbakken”
- Norwegian: “Høvetsbakken”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ytrebyen and Kiby.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kavringen and Paavobakken.
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