Søndre Rosøya
Søndre Rosøya is an island in Alstahaug Municipality, Nordland. Søndre Rosøya is situated nearby to the village Tjøtta, as well as near the hamlet Blomsøyvalen.Places of Interest
Highlights include Tjøtta International War Cemetery and Tjøtta Russian War Cemetery.
Tjøtta International War Cemetery
Cemetery
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Tjøtta International War Cemetery is a war cemetery on Tjøtta, Northern Norway, founded in 1970. The sinking of the Rigel claimed some 2,500 lives on 27 November 1944. Tjøtta International War Cemetery is situated 3½ km northeast of Søndre Rosøya.
Tjøtta Russian War Cemetery
Cemetery
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Tjøtta Russian War Cemetery on Tjøtta 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. Tjøtta Russian War Cemetery is situated 3½ km northeast of Søndre Rosøya.
Søndre Rosøya
- Type: Island
- Also known as: “Sondre Rosoya”
- Category: landform
- Location: Alstahaug Municipality, Nordland, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From German to Turkish—“Søndre Rosøya” goes by many names.
- German: “Søndre Rosøya”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Søndre Rosøya”
- Norwegian: “Rosøya”
- Norwegian: “Søndre Rosøya”
- Turkish: “Søndre Rosøya”
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