Bjørnevatn
Bjørnevatn (lit. 'Bear Lake') (Kven: Kruuvakylä) is a village in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The village lies about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) south of the town of Kirkenes and about 3.8 kilometres (2.4 mi) west of the Norway-Russia border. The village has a couple of suburbs including Hesseng to the north and Sandnes to the west. The Bjørnevatn IL is the local sports team.
Bjørnevatn
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Village | |
Bjørnevatn Location in Norway Bjørnevatn Bjørnevatn (Norway) | |
| Coordinates: 69°40′02″N 29°59′16″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Northern Norway |
| County | Finnmark |
| District | Øst-Finnmark |
| Municipality | Sør-Varanger |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.9 km2 (0.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 53 m (174 ft) |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 2,540 |
| • Density | 1,337/km2 (3,460/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 9910 Bjørnevatn |
The 1.9-square-kilometre (470-acre) village has a population (2018) of 2,540 which gives the village a population density of 1,337 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,460/sq mi).
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