Lebesby

Infobox_Kommune
name=Lebesby
idnumber=2022
county=Finnmark
landscape=Nordkyn
capital=Kjøllefjord
governor=Harald Larssen (Ap)
governor_as_of=2004
arearank=8
area=3458
arealand=3235
areapercent=1.07
population_as_of=2004
populationrank=371
population=1,473
populationpercent=0.03
populationdensity=0
populationincrease=-7.8
language=Bokmål
lat_deg=70| lat_min=56| lat_sec=42| lon_deg=27| lon_min=20| lon_sec=59
utm_zone=35W| utm_northing=7869108 |utm_easting=0508755| geo_cat=adm2nd




munwebpage=www.lebesby.kommune.no

Lebesby is a municipality in the county of Finnmark, Norway. Lebesby is also the name of a village in the municipality.

Lebesby was established as a municipality on January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The areas of Deatnu - Tana, Berlevåg and Polmak were transferred from Lebesby to Nesseby in 1846. Gamvik was transferred from Lebesby to Tana in 1864.

The municipality consists of the western half of the Nordkyn peninsula, along with areas around the Laksefjord. Most people live in Kjøllefjord. This municipality is dominated by ethnic Norwegians, whereas the areas around the Laksefjord are predominantly Sami. Fishing is the mainstay of the population.

The name

"Lebesby" is probably a Norwegianized form of a Sámi name "*Leaibbessiida". The first element is then derived from "leaibi" 'alder', the last element is "siida" 'dwelling place' (Norwegian "by").

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1988). It is meant to represent the profile of the mountain Finnkirka.

What to see

At the entrance to the Kjøllefjord, one finds the spectacular seacliff of Finnkirka ("Sami church"), so named because of its soaring spires. The cape of Kinnarodden (shared with the municipality of Gamvik) is the northernmost point on the European mainland.

Birdlife

The same seacliffs mentioned above hold large numbers of breeding seabirds. In fact Norway's third largest seabird colony can be found in the municipality. Experiencing a seabird colony is one of nature's great experiences, here you can see and listen to thousands of birds with such species as Fulmar and Atlantic Puffin being a part of a fascinating eco-system.

External links

* [http://home.no.net/ilseand/lebesbykart.htm About Lebesby]