Barentsburg (Russian: Баренцбург) is the second-largest settlement in Svalbard, Norway, with about 455 inhabitants (2020[update]).[note 1] A coal mining town, the settlement was almost entirely made up of ethnic Russians and Ukrainians. With the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, most of the Ukrainian citizens were reported to have left.[2]
^"Population of Svalbard, 1st half-year 2020". ssb.no. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
^Nilsen, Thomas (11 May 2023). "Barentsburg: "Everyone was told to stop posting opinions about the war"". The Barents Observer. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
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Barentsburg (Russian: Баренцбург) is the second-largest settlement in Svalbard, Norway, with about 455 inhabitants (2020[update]). A coal mining town...
20th century, and several permanent communities such as Pyramiden or Barentsburg were established. The Svalbard Treaty of 1920 recognizes Norwegian sovereignty...
in addition to research outposts, are the Russian mining community of Barentsburg, the research community of Ny-Ålesund, and the mining outpost of Sveagruva...
The Barentsburg Pomor Museum is a small museum located in Barentsburg, a town in Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. Founded during...
Svalbard's capital, Longyearbyen, some 50 kilometres (31 mi) to the south, Barentsburg approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi) southwest and the small research...
government of Russia, Arktikugol currently performs limited mining in Barentsburg. It has carried out mining operations in the towns of Pyramiden and Grumant...
the 1940s, there were settlements at Longyearbyen (Longyear Town) and Barentsburg, in inlets along the south shore of Isfjorden, in Kings Bay (Quade Hock)...
west-southwest of Longyearbyen, the administrative centre. Reymert, Per Kyrre. "BARENTSBURG, PYRAMIDEN AND GRUMANT". Svalbard Museum. Archived from the original...
to Adventdalen in 1973 to serve the neighboring Russian community of Barentsburg. The Svalbard Treaty specifies that no military installations are permitted...
like the two other USSR-owned settlements on Spitsbergen, Grumant and Barentsburg – was administered largely without Norwegian insight, and according to...
is to maintain good working relations with the Russian community in Barentsburg. To this end, the governor's organization consists of: a staff section...
Administration. The only diplomatic mission is the Consulate of Russia in Barentsburg. The archipelago was spotted in 1596, and soon companies from England...
more Norwegian troops. In Operation Zitronella (6–9 September 1943) Barentsburg was bombarded by a German naval squadron, including the German battleship Tirpitz...
from Fritham had salvaged what equipment they could and set up camp in Barentsburg (deserted since the Operation Gauntlet evacuation and sabotage operation...
meteorological data. After the British Operation Fritham regained control of Barentsburg, the German forces left Longyearbyen without combat.: 75 In September...
shuttle service between their two remaining mining towns, Barentsburg and Pyramiden. Barentsburg received a larger facility and was the base of operations...
commercial and recreational activities. Transport from Longyearbyen to Barentsburg (45 km or 28 mi) and Pyramiden (100 km or 62 mi) is possible by snowmobile...
Europe Sri Lanka* Asia Svalbard* Europe Views of Longyearbyen, Pyramiden, Barentsburg along with boat views. Sweden* Europe Switzerland* Europe First Central...
in addition to research outposts, are the Russian mining community of Barentsburg, the research community of Ny-Ålesund and the mining outpost of Sveagruva...
owned and operated by Norway at Longyearbyen and by the Soviet Union at Barentsburg; both governments agreed to their destruction and the evacuation of their...
owned and operated by Norway at Longyearbyen and by the Soviet Union at Barentsburg; both governments agreed to their destruction and the evacuation of their...
third largest settlement in the archipelago (after Longyearbyen and Barentsburg) but there were no permanent inhabitants. Around 300 workers living in...
been any significant mining by the Russian state-owned Arktikugol in Barentsburg. There have previously been performed test drilling for petroleum on...
Sports Circle. The club organizes the Spitsbergen Marathon. "Longyearbyen-Barentsburg : le vrai derby du Nord se joue à Svalbard". sofoot.com. "Brann sender...
and in 2022 announced new investment plans to support its presence at Barentsburg and Pyramiden. Military restrictions: Article 9 prohibits naval bases...
church in Svalbard archipelago, but there is a Russian Orthodox chapel in Barentsburg. The Svalbard Church minister visits other communities on Svalbard including...
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