Kirkenes

Summary

Kirkenes is an urban area in Norway^[1]. Kirkenes ranks in the top 0.54% of urban_area_in_norway entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (293 views/month, #3 of 556).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kirkenes is located in Sør-Varanger Municipality^[3].
• Kirkenes is in the country of Norway^[4].
• Kirkenes's image is recorded as Kirkenes, with a foggy Varangerfjord.jpg^[5].
• Kirkenes's image is recorded as 00 0912 Kirkenes - Hafen (Hurtigruten).jpg^[6].
• Kirkenes's instance of is recorded as urban area in Norway^[7].
• Kirkenes's instance of is recorded as city^[8].
• Kirkenes's instance of is recorded as administrative centre^[9].
• Kirkenes's official language is recorded as Bokmål^[10].
• Kirkenes's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kars^[11].
• Kirkenes's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nikel^[12].
• Kirkenes's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 137267049^[13].
• Kirkenes's GND ID is recorded as 4289677-0^[14].
• Kirkenes's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85065302^[15].
• Kirkenes's Commons category is recorded as Kirkenes^[16].
• Kirkenes's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[17].
• Kirkenes's pronunciation audio is recorded as Kirkenes.ogg^[18].
• +1826-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Kirkenes^[19].
• Kirkenes's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 69.72708, 'lon': 30.04511}^[20].
• Kirkenes's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/018d9w^[21].
• Kirkenes's significant event is recorded as Operation Nordlicht^[22].
• Kirkenes's official website is recorded as http://www.svk.no/^[23].
• Kirkenes's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kirkenes^[24].
• Kirkenes's page banner is recorded as WV banner Kirkenes Dr Wessels gate Christmas lights.jpg^[25].
• Kirkenes's population is recorded as {'amount': '+3444'}^[26].
• Kirkenes's population is recorded as {'amount': '+3538'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Kirkenes is in the country of Norway^[4]. Kirkenes is located in Sør-Varanger Municipality^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2.15'}^[28]. Kirkenes's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+9'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+3444'}^[26], {'amount': '+3538'}^[27], {'amount': '+3529'}^[30], {'amount': '+3531'}^[31], {'amount': '+3492'}^[32], and {'amount': '+3459'}^[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include urban area in Norway^[7], city^[8], and administrative centre^[9].

History and Context

+1826-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Kirkenes^[19].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Kirkenes include Petsamo–Kirkenes Offensive^[34], an offensive^[35], in Soviet Union^[36] and Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen^[37], an airport^[38], in Norway^[39], founded in 1963^[40].

Why It Matters

Kirkenes ranks in the top 0.54% of urban_area_in_norway entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (293 views/month, #3 of 556).^[2] Kirkenes has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] Kirkenes is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

Entities named for Kirkenes include Petsamo–Kirkenes Offensive^[34], an offensive^[35], in Soviet Union^[36] and Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen^[37], an airport^[38], in Norway^[39], founded in 1963^[40].