Cemetery #194591
Tjøtta War Cemetery
Local name: Tjøtta krigskirkegård
Also known as Tjøtta internasjonale krigskirkegård · Tjøtta sovjetiske krigsgravplass
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documented records
≈ 130–270
approx. capacity (graves)
6,700 m²
cemetery area
Oct 18, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
Tjøtta International War Cemetery, founded in 1970 on Nordøya at Tjøtta in Alstahaug, holds Soviet, German, Serbian, Czech and Norwegian victims of the prison and troop ship MS Rigel, bombed by British aircraft in autumn 1944. About 2,570 people died, and 1,011 are buried at Tjøtta. A separate Soviet war cemetery also lies on the island.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 65.845660° N, 12.393970° E Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Tjøtta New Cemetery 2.3 km away · Tjøtta · 34 records
- Brodtkorp Private Cemetery, Alstahaug 2.5 km away · Alstahaug
- Tjøtta Old Churchyard 3.1 km away · Alstahaug · 20 records
- Alstahaug Churchyard 5.4 km away · Alstahaug · 5 records
- Herøy Cemetery 15 km away · Hesthågjen
- Vevelstad Kirke 15 km away · Vevelstad
- Visthus Churchyard 16 km away · Visthus
- Herøy Old Cemetery 16 km away · Hesthågjen
- Hesstun Churchyard 17 km away · Vevelstad
- Sandnessjøen Cemetery, Sandnes 21 km away · Sandnessjøen
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How big is Tjøtta War Cemetery?
Tjøtta War Cemetery covers about 6,700 m² (1.7 acres), about the size of a soccer field. It is the 88th largest of the 217 cemeteries we list in Nordland.