Porsholmen

Porsholmen is an islet in , . Porsholmen is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tjøtta International War Cemetery and Tjøtta Russian War Cemetery.

Cemetery
Photo: Krg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a war cemetery on , Northern Norway, founded in 1970. The sinking of the Rigel claimed some 2,500 lives on 27 November 1944. is situated 3 km east of Porsholmen.

Cemetery
Photo: Uspn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
on has more than 7,500 war graves, mostly Russians who were taken prisoners by Nazi Germany. The Soviet prisoners of war who died in North Norway during World War II were buried in ordinary church cemeteries or near the prison camps. is situated 3 km east of Porsholmen.

Porsholmen

Latitude
65.84202° or 65° 50′ 31″ north
Longitude
12.327° or 12° 19′ 37″ east
Open location code
9FQJR8RG+RR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 23869771
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
9049176
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In Other Languages

“Porsholmen” goes by many names.
  • Norwegian: “Porsholmen”

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