Krigskirkegård

Krigskirkegård is a cemetery in , . Krigskirkegård is situated nearby to , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tjøtta Russian War Cemetery and Tjøtta International War Cemetery.

Cemetery
Photo: Uspn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.

Cemetery
Photo: Krg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a war cemetery on , Northern Norway, founded in 1970. The sinking of the Rigel claimed some 2,500 lives on 27 November 1944.

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 . is situated 2½ km southeast of Krigskirkegård.

Krigskirkegård

Latitude
65.84572° or 65° 50′ 45″ north
Longitude
12.39433° or 12° 23′ 40″ east
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
Open location code
9FQJR9WV+7P
Geo­Names ID
9535511
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In Other Languages

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

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