Tjøtta International War Cemetery, Tjøtta Island

Name: Tjøtta International War Cemetery
Address: Tjøtta Island, Norway

#3 among attractions in Tjøtta Island

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Tjøtta International War Cemetery is a war cemetery on Tjøtta, Northern Norway, founded in 1970. The sinking of the Rigel claimed some 2,500 lives on 27 November 1944. On board were Soviet, Polish and Serbian prisoners of war, Norwegian prisoners and German deserters, German soldiers and Norwegian crew members. The wreck lay partially submerged off the coast of Rosøya island until about 1970, but has now been removed. The dead could not be identified any more. All the graves are anonymous, but a memorial stone in the form of a cross has been erected on the site. ()

Local name: Tjøtta internasjonale krigskirkegård Coordinates: 65°50'45"N, 12°23'37"E

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Tjøtta International War Cemetery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Alstahaug Church, Petter Dass Museum, Tjøtta Church, Tjøtta Russian War Cemetery.

3.3 miN
Church, Romanesque architecture
Alstahaug Church, Alsten
85 min walk • Alstahaug Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the municipality of Alstahaug in Nordland county, Norway. It is one of seven surviving medieval churches in northern Norway.
3.3 miN
History museum, Museum
Petter Dass Museum, Sandnessjøen
86 min walk • The Petter Dass Museum in Alstahaug, Norway is a museum dedicated to the priest and poet Petter Dass. The museum was established in 1966 and is a division of the Helgeland Museum.
1.6 miSE
Church
Tjøtta Church, Tjøtta Island
40 min walk • Tjøtta Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Alstahaug Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Tjøtta on the island of Tjøtta. It is the main church for the Tjøtta parish which is part of the Nord-Helgeland prosti in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland.
~1800 ftS
Memorial
Tjøtta Russian War Cemetery, Tjøtta Island
9 min walk • Tjøtta Russian War Cemetery on Tjøtta 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 cemeteries.

Tjøtta International War Cemetery, Tjøtta Island

Facts and practical information

Tjøtta International War Cemetery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Alstahaug Church, Alsten

Petter Dass Museum, Sandnessjøen

Tjøtta Church, Tjøtta Island

Tjøtta Russian War Cemetery, Tjøtta Island