Finnkongkeila

Finnkongkeila
Village
Finnkongkeila

Location in Finnmark

Coordinates: 70°54′38″N 28°27′11″E / 70.91056°N 28.45306°E / 70.91056; 28.45306Coordinates: 70°54′38″N 28°27′11″E / 70.91056°N 28.45306°E / 70.91056; 28.45306
Country Norway
Region Northern Norway
County Finnmark
District Øst-Finnmark
Municipality Gamvik
Elevation[1] 43 m (141 ft)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)

Finnkongkeila was a fishing village in Gamvik Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The village was located on the eastern part of the Nordkinn Peninsula on the shores of the Tanafjorden. The village was abandoned in 1944 after the burning of the village during the German withdrawal from Finnmark during their retreat near the end of World War II.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Finnkongkeila" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2013-02-22.
  2. ↑ Store norske leksikon. "Finnkongkeila" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2013-02-22.


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