Barentsburg

Barentsburg
Баренцбург
Russian coal mining settlement
The town from above
The town from above
Barentsburg is located in Svalbard
Barentsburg
Barentsburg
Location in western Svalbard
Coordinates: 78°04′0″N 14°13′0″E / 78.06667°N 14.21667°E / 78.06667; 14.21667
CountryNorway
SysselSvalbard
IslandSpitsbergen
Population
 (2025)
 • Total
297
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
9178
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Barentsburg (Russian: Баренцбург) is the second-largest settlement in Svalbard, Norway, with about 300 inhabitants (2025). A coal mining town, the settlement is now almost entirely made up of Russian nationals.