• Kirkenes, Nazi Almanyası tarafından Norveç'in işgali sırasında, Alman Kriegsmarine ve Luftwaffe Jagdgeschwader 5'in birçok üslerinden biri oldu.
  • Norveç'in kuzeydoğu ucundaki bir yarımadada bulunan Kirkenes, özellikle kışın popüler olan küçük bir maden kasabasıdır.
  • Trans-Arctic fiber cable can make Kirkenes to high-tech hub. Migrants still try to make it from Russia to Norway. Kirkenes eyes resumed mining.
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  • Reportedly, Kirkenes was second after Malta on a list of European towns experiencing air-raid alarms and attacks, with more than 1,000 alarms and 320 air attacks.
  • The first Norwegian name was “Pisselvnes” (“piss river peninsula”), and it changed to Kirkenes (“church peninsula”) after a church was built in 1862.
  • In Kirkenes you can experience an unique assambly of dishes that is harvestet locally – some you can even harvest yourself!
  • In winter and spring Kirkenes is the home of a fantastic Kirkenes Snow Hotel , and activities like snow scootering and dog sledding are popular.
  • The area is also a fascinating destination for history buffs. WWII definitely left its mark on Kirkenes, with the town experiencing more than 320 air raids.
  • We drove around the “city” first, and stopped in various locations, where he gave us excellent information on the history of Kirkenes.