Elvenes, Finnmark
| Elvenes | |
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  Elvenes Location in Finnmark | |
| Coordinates: 69°40′45″N 30°06′20″E / 69.67917°N 30.10556°ECoordinates: 69°40′45″N 30°06′20″E / 69.67917°N 30.10556°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Northern Norway |
| County | Finnmark |
| District | Øst-Finnmark |
| Municipality | Sør-Varanger |
| Elevation[1] | 20 m (70 ft) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+01:00) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+02:00) |
| Post Code | 9900 Kirkenes |
Elvenes is a village in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located at the mouth of the river Pasvikelva where it flows into the Bøkfjorden, a southern branch of the Varangerfjorden. The village lies about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) east of the village of Hesseng, along the European route E105. The town of Kirkenes lies about a 10-kilometre (6.2 mi) drive to the northwest.[2]
During the Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany a camp for Russian prisoners-of-war was located in Elvenes, and in 1942 about six hundred Norwegian teachers were sent to Elvenes for slave labour.[3][4]
References
- ↑ "Elvenes" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2013-03-14.
- ↑ Store norske leksikon. "Elvenes" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2013-03-14.
- ↑ Hoprekstad, Olav (1946). Frå lærarstriden (in Norwegian). Bergen: J.W.Eides Forlag.
- ↑ Steffenak, Einar Kr. (2008). Russerfangene (in Norwegian). Oslo: Humanist Forlag. ISBN 978-82-92622-36-0.
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