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Nyelv

Coordinates: 70°04′14″N 28°50′52″E / 70.07056°N 28.84778°E / 70.07056; 28.84778
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Nyelv is located in Finnmark
Nyelv
Nyelv
Nyelv is located in Norway
Nyelv
Nyelv
Coordinates: 70°04′14″N 28°50′52″E / 70.07056°N 28.84778°E / 70.07056; 28.84778
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyFinnmark
DistrictØst-Finnmark
MunicipalityNesseby
Elevation14 m (46 ft)
Population
 • Total30
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
9840 Varangerbotn

Nyelv (Norwegian), Ođđajohka (Northern Sami), or Uusijoki (Kven)[2] is a small village in Nesseby Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located along the southern coast of the Varangerfjorden, along the European route E06 highway. The statistical area Nyelv, which also includes the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of 30.[3] There are two burial mounds from the Neolithic Age located near Nyelv. The village area was named after the local river Nyelva.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Nyelv" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2013-03-19.
  2. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  3. ^ Statistics Norway (2006). "Statistics bank". Archived from the original on 2012-05-26.
  4. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Nyelv" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2013-03-19.