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The first mention of Hamningberg can be traced back to the 1500s, and the location of the village on the very edge of the Varanger peninsula, close to the fishing grounds, was extremely favourable at the time when boats were still beached on the shore. After World War II, however, vessels became bigger and a more sheltered harbour was required. The people of Hamningberg therefore demanded a pier, which was never delivered. In 1965, it was decided to abandon the village, and the population were paid resettlement grants. In the same way as in all the other villages along the coast that received “the kiss of death”, all that remained for the locals was to pack up their belongings and start again somewhere new and bigger.
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