Storsien
Storsien is a small village in Kalix Municipality in northern Sweden. It is best known for the internment camp located there where about 300–370 communists and pacifists were held during the winter of 1939–1940.Photo: Janm67, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Storsien
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: settlement in Kalix Municipality,Sweden
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Kalix Municipality, Norrbotten County, Norrland, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
66.04173° or 66° 2′ 30″ northLongitude
23.04621° or 23° 2′ 46″ eastElevation
36 metres (118 feet)Open location code
9GR522RW+MFOpenStreetMap ID
node 2970456076OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Storsien” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Storsien”
- Dutch: “Storsien”
- French: “Storsien”
- Irish: “Storsien”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Storsien”
- Swedish: “Storsien”
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