Steilneset Memorial, Vardø

Name: Steilneset Memorial
Address: Vardø, Norway

#3 among attractions in Vardø

Memorial

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Map

Map

Gallery

Facts and practical information

The Steilneset Memorial is a monument in Vardø, Norway, commemorating the trial and execution in 1621 of 91 people for witchcraft. The memorial was designed by artist Louise Bourgeois and architect Peter Zumthor and was opened in 2011. It was Bourgeois' last major work. ()

Local name: Steilneset minnested Completed: 2011 (13 years ago)Coordinates: 70°22'10"N, 31°5'32"E

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Day trips

Steilneset Memorial – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Vardøhus Fortress, Vardø Church, Vardø Chapel, Vardøya.

~1060 ftN
Historical place, Museum
Vardøhus Fortress, Vardø
6 min walk • Vardøhus Fortress is located in Vardø Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the town of Vardø on the island of Vardøya on the Barents Sea near the mouth of the Varangerfjord in northeastern Norway near the Russian border.
0.5 miE
Church
Vardø Church, Vardø
12 min walk • Vardø Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vardø Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the town of Vardø on the island of Vardøya. It is the main church for the Vardø parish which is part of the Varanger prosti in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland.
~540 ftNE
Church
Vardø Chapel, Vardø
3 min walk • Vardø Chapel or Steglnes Chapel is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Vardø Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located on the western part of the island of Vardøya in the town of Vardø, just south of the historic Vardøhus Fortress.
0.7 miN
Island
Vardøya
18 min walk • Vardøya is an island in Vardø Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The 3.7-square-kilometre island is the location of the town of Vardø. The island sits about 1.5 kilometres east of the mainland Varanger Peninsula.