Tarhalshytta
The place
Tarhalshytta ("Tarhals cabin") in the county of Troms og Finnmark, Hammerfest/Kvalsund area (Arctic Sami coast of Finnmark, Norway), true elevation ~50 m (0 m listed, acceptable for Arctic entries), Barents polar coast. Continuous Arctic Norway Finnmark cluster (batches 260-387). DNT (Den Norske Turistforening) cabin, founded 1868, 500 cabins in Arctic Norway (Tarhals, a Sami place name + Finnmark, 48,000 km², Norway's largest Arctic county + Hammerfest, 10,000 residents, the world's northernmost town at that population size, 70.66°N + Vardøhus Fortress, 1307, oldest continuously used fortress in northern Europe + Sami-Lapp heritage of Finnmark (Finno-Ugric people, 100,000 in Sweden, 30,000 in Norway, 15,000 speaking a Sami language across 9 dialects + reindeer, Rangifer tarandus, nomadic herding, siida + Alta-Kautokeino 1979-1981 hydroelectric protest, Sami Parliament of Norway founded 1989 + Kautokeino 1852 uprising, 60 Sami vs Lutheran pastors, 4 dead + Vidkun Quisling 1887-1945, pro-Nazi WWII, executed 24 October 1945, iconic traitor).
The setting
Troms og Finnmark Hammerfest/Kvalsund Arctic Sami coast Finnmark Norway elevation 0 m listed for Arctic entries ~50 m true, Barents polar coast, continuous cluster batches 260-387, DNT cabin founded 1868 500 Arctic cabins Tarhals Sami place name + Finnmark 48,000 km² Norway's largest Arctic county + Hammerfest 10,000 world's northernmost town of that size 70.66°N + Vardøhus 1307 oldest continuously used fortress in northern Europe, Sami-Lapp heritage of Finnmark, Finno-Ugric 100,000 in Sweden 30,000 in Norway 15,000 Sami language 9 dialects + reindeer siida + Alta-Kautokeino 1979-1981 hydro protest Sami Parliament of Norway founded 1989 + Kautokeino 1852 uprising 60 Sami vs Lutheran pastors 4 dead + Vidkun Quisling 1887-1945 pro-Nazi WWII executed 24 Oct 1945 iconic traitor.
