Karlebotn

Karlebotn (Northern Sami: Stuorravuonna) is a village in Nesseby Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The village lies on the southern shore of the inner part of the Varangerfjorden, about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southeast of the municipal centre of Varangerbotn. The statistical area of Karlebotn, which also includes the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of 93.[2][3]

Karlebotn
Stuorravuonna
Village
Karlebotn is located in Troms og Finnmark
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Karlebotn
Location in Finnmark
Karlebotn is located in Norway
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Karlebotn (Norway)
Coordinates: 70°07′21″N 28°34′31″E
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyTroms og Finnmark
DistrictØst-Finnmark
MunicipalityNesseby
Elevation
[1]
11 m (36 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
9840 Varangerbotn

Archaeology

Excavation in the 2020s, have shown structure[4] of [at least one] dwelling [or part of a settlement,] that seems to be from the later Stone Age.

['the Karlebotn man'] Karlebotnmannen is a figure that has been "cut out of horn" from reindeer; it has been dated to around 2000 years before common era ; the figure was found in Karlebotn.[5]

View of Karlebotn

References
  1. "Karlebotn" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
  2. Statistics Norway (2006). "Statistics bank". Archived from the original on 2012-05-26. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. Store norske leksikon. "Karlebotn" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2013-03-20.
  4. [The banner can be removed by clicking the box in the left corner] https://www.sagat.no/nyheter/gjorde-flere-funn-ved-grofta/19.40133. Sagat.no. Retrieved 2023-09-06
  5. https://www.sagat.no/nyheter/de-forste-menneskene-i-unj-rga-nesseby-for-11-000-ar-siden/19.40484. Sagat.no. Retrieved 2023-09-25


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