Sør-Varanger museum

Sør-Varanger museum is a museum in Sør-Varanger Municipality, Finnmark. Sør-Varanger museum is situated nearby to the museum Saviomusea / Saviomuseet, as well as near the public building Sør-Varanger jeger- og fiskerforening.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kirkenes Church and Monument to the Soviet Soldiers.

Kirkenes Church

Church

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Kirkenes Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the town of Kirkenes, just off the European route E06 highway. Kirkenes Church is situated 1¼ km north of Sør-Varanger museum.

Monument to the Soviet Soldiers

Monument

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Monument to the Soviet Soldiers is situated 1¼ km north of Sør-Varanger museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kirkenes and Hesseng.

Kirkenes

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Kirkenes is a town in the Finnmark region of Norway, far east near the Russian border, more or less in the end of mainland Norway. This is the last port for Hurtigruten and the end of Norway's main road E6, 2,500 km from Oslo and 3,120 km from Trelleborg.

Hesseng

Village

Hesseng is a village in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The village lies about 5 kilometres south of the town of Kirkenes. The village of Hesseng lies at the intersection of the European route E105 and European route E6 highways. Hesseng is situated 4 km southwest of Sør-Varanger museum.

Bjørnevatn

Village

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Bjørnevatn, Kuõbǯǯjäuʹrr, Guovžajávri, or Kruuvakylä is a village in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The village lies about 8 kilometres south of the town of Kirkenes and about 3.8 kilometres west of the Norway-Russia border. Bjørnevatn is situated 6 km south of Sør-Varanger museum.

Sør-Varanger museum

Type: Museum
Also known as: “Grenselandsmuseet”
Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
Location: Sør-Varanger Municipality, Finnmark, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

69.71686° or 69° 43′ 1″ north

Longitude

30.04374° or 30° 2′ 38″ east

Open location code

9GXGP28V+PF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 353266757

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q16799055

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In Other Languages

From Inari Sami to Swedish—“Sør-Varanger museum” goes by many names.

Inari Sami: “Maadâ-Vaarjâg museo”
Japanese: “セール − ヴァランゲル博物館南ヴァランゲル分館”
Northern Sami: “Mátta-Várjjaga musea”
Norwegian Bokmål: “Sør-Varanger Museum”
Norwegian: “Sør-Varanger museum”
Skolt Sami: “Saujj-Vaʹrjjel muʹzei”
Swedish: “Sør-Varanger museum”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Saviomusea / Saviomuseet and Sør-Varanger jeger- og fiskerforening.

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