Tjøtta International War Cemetery
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Cemetery
- Description: War Cemetery in Alstahaug, Northern Norway
- Also known as: “Krigskirkegard” and “Russerkirkegården”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tjøtta Church.
Tjøtta Church
Church
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Tjøtta Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Alstahaug Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Tjøtta on the island of Tjøtta. Tjøtta Church is situated 2½ km southeast of Tjøtta International War Cemetery.
Tjøtta International War Cemetery
- Categories: military cemetery and burial
- Location: Alstahaug Municipality, Nordland, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
65.84555° or 65° 50′ 44″ northLongitude
12.39422° or 12° 23′ 39″ eastElevation
6 metres (20 feet)Open location code
9FQJR9WV+6MOpenStreetMap ID
way 26557179OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Russian—“Tjøtta International War Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Tjøtta internasjonale krigskirkegård”
- German: “Internationale Kriegsgräberstätte Tjøtta”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Rigel-forlis gravlund”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Tjøtta internasjonale krigskirkegård”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Rigelkirkegården”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Rigelkyrkjegarden”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Tjøtta internasjonale krigskyrkjegard”
- Norwegian: “Krigskirkegård”
- Norwegian: “Tjøtta internasjonale krigskirkegård”
- Russian: “Международное воинское кладбище на Хьётте”
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