Prestholmen

Prestholmen is a headland in , and has an elevation of 10 metres. Prestholmen is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the hamlet .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tjøtta Church and Tjøtta International War Cemetery.

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

Cemetery
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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 north of Prestholmen.

Cemetery
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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 north of Prestholmen.

Prestholmen

Latitude
65.82074° or 65° 49′ 15″ north
Longitude
12.41443° or 12° 24′ 52″ east
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Open location code
9FQJRCC7+7Q
Geo­Names ID
9066717
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In Other Languages

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

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