Kirkenes Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
town in Sør-Varanger Municipality, Norway
About Kirkenes
Kirkenes is known as a mining town, and mining for iron ore has been taken up again after a hiatus. Kirkenes has some 3,500 inhabitants. The region was Germany's staging ground for its northern front against theSoviet UnionduringWorld War II, and this has left marks in the area. The town of Kirkenes was totally destroyed by almost 350 Soviet air raids, and holds the record as the most bombed-out town in Europe during the war. Upon an imminent Soviet advance the population was forced by the Germans to relocate to Tromsø and further south. However, more than 3,000 residents and their livestock hid for around ten days in the mines and appeared when the town was liberated by the Red Army in October 1944, more than six months ahead of Norway as a whole. Norway's flag was raised on liberated ter
Top Attractions in Kirkenes
Explore the best things to see and do in Kirkenes:
- ★Arctic Adventure
- ★Ä´vv Skolt Sámi museum
- ★Grenselandmuseet
- ★Kirkenes Snow Hotel
- ★Øvre Pasvik National Park
Where to Eat in Kirkenes
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Ritz
- 🍴Shanghai
- 🍴Surf & Turf
Where to Stay in Kirkenes
- 🏨Barents Frokosthotell
- 🏨Kirkenes Overnatting
- 🏨Overnatting Liv Mikkelbrog
- 🏨Rica Arctic Hotel
- 🏨Sollia
- 🏨Thon Hotel
Kirkenes Travel Guide Sections
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