Trøøya

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

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.

Cemetery
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.

Church
is a parish church of the Church of Norway in in county, . It is located in the village of on the .

Trøøya

Latitude
65.84833° or 65° 50′ 54″ north
Longitude
12.43497° or 12° 26′ 6″ east
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
9FQJRCXM+8X
Geo­Names ID
9052764
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In Other Languages

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

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