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Repvåg

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Country
  
Norway

County
  
Finnmark

Municipality
  
Nordkapp

Region
  
Northern Norway

District
  
Vest-Finnmark

Elevation
  
3 m (10 ft)

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Repvåg (Northern Sami: Reiffváhki) is a small fishing village in Nordkapp Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located along western shore of the Porsangerfjorden on the mainland Porsanger Peninsula.

Map of 9768 Repv%C3%A5g, Norway

The fishing village now has about 14 residents, but historically, it was one of the main ports and trading places in Finnmark county, especially during the Pomor trade with Russia which existed until the 1917 revolution in Russia. Repvåg Chapel is located in the village, serving the people in the southern part of Nordkapp municipality. Slightly outside of Repvåg, there is a small area called Stranda meaning "Beach" in English (formerly "Finneby" or "Sáamisiida" in Northern Sámi) that had a large coastal Sami population and is the last area in the municipality that is still characterized by some coastal Sami culture.

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Repvåg Wikipedia