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Lofoten War Memorial Museum

The Lofoten War Memorial Museum is a World War II museum located in , Norway. It focuses on providing informative content about the Second World War, with a particular emphasis on events that took place in the area and during the German occupation of Norway.
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  • Opening hours: Monday—Friday 10:00 AM—4:00 PM, 6:30 PM—10:00 PM, and Saturday 11:00 AM—3:00 PM, 6:30 PM—10:00 PM, and Sunday noon—3:00 PM and 6:30 PM—10:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: world War II Museum in Svolvær, Norway
  • Also known as: “Lofoten Krigsminnemuseum”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Svolvær Church and Svolværgeita.

Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a of the Church of Norway in Vågan Municipality in county, . It is located in the town of on the island of . is situated 270 metres north of Lofoten War Memorial Museum.

Peak
Photo: David Torras, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Geita or is a 150-metre tall pinnacle at the southwest face of the mountain Fløyfjellet on the island of in the archipelago.

Industrial building
Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an industrial building, which is situated 1½ km northwest of Lofoten War Memorial Museum.

Lofoten War Memorial Museum

Latitude
68.23116° or 68° 13′ 52″ north
Longitude
14.56483° or 14° 33′ 53″ east
Open location code
9FWP6HJ7+FW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6301902085
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q11986678
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In Other Languages

From German to Swedish—“Lofoten War Memorial Museum” goes by many names.
  • German: “Lofoten Krigsminnemuseum”
  • Japanese: “ロフォーテン戦争記念博物館”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Lofoten Krigsminnemuseum”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Lofoten Krigsmuseum”
  • Norwegian: “Lofoten Krigsminnemuseum”
  • Swedish: “Lofoten Krigsminnemuseum”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lofoten kulturhus and Senter mot marin forsøpling.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Lofoten War Memorial Museum”. Photo: Wolfmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.