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Hammerfest is the northernmost city of the world. The city of Hammerfest is the hub of Sami culture. The tiny city has about 9000 citizens. Reaching the city of Hammerfest is not a problem at all. The travelers can avail a Wideroe aircraft from the Tromso city to reach Hammerfest in Norway. Travelling by air is expensive. So, the travelers can also opt for buses.
Hammerfest enjoys a pivotal position in the country's history. It was the first city to install electric street lamps in the entire Europe. Travelers are reminded of this fact when they go for a guided tour of the city. Once upon a time the city also flourished in fish processing trade. In the next millennium Hammerfest became an important gas extraction point of Norway. The travelers will get to see many sites which still bear the remnants of the glorious past of the city.
Hammerfest is one of the oldest settlements of northern Norway. The city had been destroyed thrice in the years 1809, 1891, and 1945 by the Britishers, a disastrous conflagration and Germans respectively. The chief attractions which are to be visited while touring Hammerfest include :
- The Museum of Reconstruction
- Church of Hammerfest
- St Michael's church
- The Royal and Ancient Polar Bear Club
The Museum of Reconstruction bears all evidences and pictures of the destruction of Hammerfest in the year 1944 and its subsequent reconstruction.
Hammerfest is city of festivals and carnivals. If the travelers somehow reach the city on special occasions of Blue season festival: Concert and Theater Festival in November, the beer festival, the Music Festival and the like , you are sure to have a blast in the city.
travel.mapsofworld.com furnishes you with detailed information on Hammerfest.
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