Grumant, horrifying, abandoned Russian settlement on Spitzbergen
Grumant is a former Russian company settlement in Svalbard, Norway, established in 1912 and abandoned in 1965. The population was (including Coles Bay, which served the settlement's port) at about 1,000 in 1951. The name Grumant is of Pomory origin, and is also used to refer to the whole of the Svalbard archipelago.
Grumant is located on Spitsbergen, the largest of the Svalbard archipelago's islands, about 10 kilometres from Longyearbyen, the administrative centre.
Grumant, horrifying, abandoned Russian settlement on Spitzbergen
Grumant is a former Russian company settlement in Svalbard, Norway, established in 1912 and abandoned in 1965. The population was (including Coles Bay, which served the settlement's port) at about 1,000 in 1951. The name Grumant is of Pomory origin, and is also used to refer to the whole of the Svalbard archipelago.
Grumant is located on Spitsbergen, the largest of the Svalbard archipelago's islands, about 10 kilometres from Longyearbyen, the administrative centre.