Vestervågen
Vestervågen is a suburb in Vardø, Finnmark. Vestervågen is situated nearby to the suburb Østervågen, as well as near the hamlet Smelror.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Vardøhus Fortress and Vardø Church.
Vardøhus Fortress
Museum
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Vardøhus Fortress, called "Wardhouse" in English historical navigations, is located in Vardø Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the town of Vardø on the island of Vardøya on the Barents Sea near the mouth of the Varangerfjord in northeastern Norway near the Russian border.
Vardø Church
Church
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Vardø Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vardø Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the town of Vardø on the island of Vardøya.
Steilneset Memorial
Monument
Photo: Stylegar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Steilneset Memorial is a monument in the town of Vardø in Vardø Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The monument commemorates the trial and execution in 1621 of 91 people for witchcraft.
Vestervågen
- Type: Suburb
- Also known as: “Vestervagen”
- Category: locality
- Location: Vardø, Finnmark, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
70.37503° or 70° 22′ 30″ northLongitude
31.11733° or 31° 7′ 2″ eastElevation
11 metres (36 feet)Open location code
CG2H94G8+2WOpenStreetMap ID
node 9880272644OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
9304183
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In Other Languages
“Vestervågen” goes by many names.
- Norwegian: “Vestervågen”
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