Barentsburg
disputed Russian settlement in Svalbard, Norway
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Summary
Barentsburg is a disputed territory[1]. Barentsburg draws 6,626 Wikipedia views per month (disputed territory category, ranking #448 of 25).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Svalbard[3]
- Country: Norway[4]
- Instance of: town[5]
- Named after: Willem Barents[6]
- Location: Spitsbergen[7]
- Postal code: 9178[8]
- Commons category: Barentsburg[9]
- Occupant: Russia[10]
- Inception: 1920[11]
- Coordinate location: 78.065, 14.216[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Barentsburg[13]
- Commons gallery: Barentsburg[14]
- Population: 471[15], 343[16]
- Official name: Barentsburg[17]
- Native label: Barentsburg[18]
- Elevation above sea level: 179[19]
- Area: 2[20]
- Language used: Russian[21]
- Maximum temperature record: 20.3[22]
Why It Matters
Barentsburg has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] Barentsburg is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]