Lebesby (village)
Lebesby (Northern Sami: Davvesiida) is a village in Lebesby Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located on the shore of the Laksefjorden, along Norwegian County Road 888. The population was 85 in 2015.[2] The village is about half-way between the villages of Ifjord and Bekkarfjord, about 50 kilometres (31 mi) south of the municipal centre of Kjøllefjord. Lebesby Church is located in the center of the village.[3]
Lebesby
Davvesiida | |
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Village | |
 View of the village and church | |
  Lebesby Location in Finnmark  Lebesby Lebesby (Norway) | |
| Coordinates: 70°34′22″N 27°00′07″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Northern Norway |
| County | Troms og Finnmark |
| District | Øst-Finnmark |
| Municipality | Lebesby |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 9740 Lebesby |
References
- "Lebesby" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
- Somby, Liv Inger (2015-10-02). "The Changes in an Indigenous Society". NRK. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
- Store norske leksikon. "Lebesby" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2013-02-18.
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