Tjøtta Russian War Cemetery

Tjøtta Russian War Cemetery 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.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Cemetery
  • Description: Soviet war cemetery in Alstahaug, Norway for prisoners of World War II
  • Also known as: “Tjøtta Soviet War Cemetery”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tjøtta International War Cemetery and Tjøtta Church.

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.

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 Tjøtta Russian War Cemetery.

Tjøtta Russian War Cemetery

Latitude
65.84566° or 65° 50′ 44″ north
Longitude
12.39424° or 12° 23′ 39″ east
Inception
1951
Open location code
9FQJR9WV+7M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1526430264
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­cemetery
Wiki­data ID
Q18641036
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In Other Languages

From German to Russian—“Tjøtta Russian War Cemetery” goes by many names.
  • German: “Russische Kriegsgräberstätte Tjøtta”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Russerkirkegården”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Tjøtta Sovjetiske krigsgravplass”
  • Norwegian: “Tjøtta sovjetiske krigsgravplass”
  • Russian: “Советское военное кладбище на острове Тьётта”

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Highlights include Russekirkegården and Juldagen.

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