Kjerringhaugen

Kjerringhaugen is a hill in , and has an elevation of 15 metres. Kjerringhaugen is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the village .

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 3½ km west of Kjerringhaugen.

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 4 km west of Kjerringhaugen.

Kjerringhaugen

Latitude
65.83477° or 65° 50′ 5″ north
Longitude
12.47232° or 12° 28′ 20″ east
Elevation
15 metres (49 feet)
Open location code
9FQJRFMC+WW
Geo­Names ID
9361563
Wiki­data ID
Q31695553
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Norwegian—“Kjerringhaugen” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Kjerringhaugen”
  • Dutch: “Kjerringhaugen”
  • Norwegian: “Kjerringhaugen”

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