Purkholmen
Purkholmen is an islet in Vågan, Nordland. Purkholmen is situated nearby to the town Svolvær, as well as near the neighborhood Tankanlegg.Places of Interest
Highlights include Lofoten War Memorial Museum and Svolvær Church.
Lofoten War Memorial Museum
Museum
Photo: Wolfmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Lofoten War Memorial Museum is a World War II museum located in Svolvær, Norway. It focuses on providing informative content about the Second World War, with a particular emphasis on events that took place in the Lofoten area and Northern Norway during the German occupation of Norway.
Svolvær Church
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Svolvær Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the town of Svolvær on the island of Austvågøya.
Leirfossen power station
Industrial building
Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Leirfossen power station is an industrial building.
Purkholmen
- Type: Islet
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Vågan, Nordland, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
68.22754° or 68° 13′ 39″ northLongitude
14.56078° or 14° 33′ 39″ eastOpen location code
9FWP6HH6+28OpenStreetMap ID
node 12369265773OpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
9047931
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In Other Languages
“Purkholmen” goes by many names.
- Norwegian: “Purkholmen”
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Localities in the Area
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