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Village in Northern Norway, Norway
Village
Karlebotn is located in FinnmarkKarlebotnKarlebotnShow map of FinnmarkKarlebotn is located in NorwayKarlebotnKarlebotnShow map of Norway
Coordinates: 70°07′21″N 28°34′31″E / 70.12250°N 28.57528°E / 70.12250; 28.57528
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyFinnmark
DistrictØst-Finnmark
MunicipalityNesseby
Elevation11 m (36 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code9840 Varangerbotn

Karlebotn (Norwegian), Stuorravuonna (Northern Sami), or Isovuono (Kven) is a village in Nesseby Municipality in 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.

Archaeology

Excavation in the 2020s, have shown structure of dwelling that seems to be from the later Stone Age.

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.

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References

  1. "Karlebotn" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
  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. "Karlebotn" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2013-03-20.
  5. https://www.sagat.no/nyheter/gjorde-flere-funn-ved-grofta/19.40133. Sagat.no. Retrieved 2023-09-06
  6. 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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