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Barentsburg is a Russian settlement on the western part of Spitsbergen.
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With over 900 inhabitants, Barentsburg is the second place on Spitsbergen (after the capital longyearbyen). The name Barentsburg is due to the Dutch explorer Willem Barentsz. Barentsburg is a Russian mining town, where the Russians have been mining since 1932. There is a coal mine near the town, where a significant part of the inhabitants also work.
Arrive
By plane/snowmobile
Barentsburg has no airport. You will arrive in Longyearbyen and continue from there by snowmobile. The distance from Longyearbyen-Barentsburg is about 65 kilometers and the snowmobile tour will take several hours.
By boat
Cruise ships sometimes dock here in the summer.
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To look at
To do
To learn
To work
To buy
Food
Budget
Medium
Expensive
Going out
stay overnight
There is only one hotel in Barentsburg, which, unsurprisingly, also bears the name of the settlement.
Communication
Safety
Daily life
all around
