- headland"), but this was
changed to
Kirkenes (meaning "church headland")
after the
Kirkenes Church was
built here in 1862.
Kirkenes was a
village until 1998 when...
- the
breakthrough of the
German position, the
pursuit to
Kirkenes, and the
battle for
Kirkenes,
including the
southward pursuit that
followed it. During...
-
Kirkenes Airport (Norwegian:
Kirkenes lufthavn; IATA: KKN, ICAO: ENKR) is an
international airport located at Høybuktmoen, 15
kilometers (9 mi) west of...
-
Kirkenes Church (Norwegian:
Kirkenes kirke) is a
parish church of the
Church of
Norway in Sør-Varanger Muni****lity in
Finnmark county, Norway. It is located...
-
Kirkenes Station (Norwegian:
Kirkenes stasjon) is a
former railway station,
located at
Kirkenes in Sør-Varanger, Norway, that was the
terminus of the...
- of 19 October. From here the
Soviets would continue towards Kirkenes. The
fight for
Kirkenes started on
October 23, 1944, as the
Soviet 14th
Rifle Division...
-
Kirkenes Idrettsforening is a
Norwegian sports club from
Kirkenes. It has
sections for ****ociation football, team
handball and orienteering. It was founded...
- The
Kirkenes–Bjørnevatn Line (Norwegian:
Kirkenes–Bjørnevatnbanen), or the
Sydvaranger Line (Sydvarangerbanen), is a 8.5-kilometer (5.3 mi) long railway...
-
aircraft flew over a ship on
their flights to
Kirkenes and Petsamo,
depriving the
attackers of surprise. The
Kirkenes force was
intercepted by
several German...
-
captured the
Norwegian port of
Kirkenes. The 14th Army
pursued German troops withdrawing southwest from
Petsamo and
Kirkenes approximately 50 km (31 mi)...
