German Military Cemetery Rovaniemi

The German Military Cemetery (Finnish: Saksalaisten sotilaiden hautausmaa, German: Deutscher Soldatenfriedhof) of Rovaniemi is located on lake Norvajärvi, in Finnish Lapland.[1] It is the final resting place of 2,530 German soldiers who died in the Finnish regions of Lapland and Oulu during World War II.[2][3] It was inaugurated on August 31, 1963 and is managed by the German War Graves Commission.[4] The red granite structure houses a mausoleum as well as a bronze interpretation of the Pieta, depicting a mother holding her fallen son.[5]

Interior limestone tombs


References
  1. Pajula, Eero (5 June 2013). "Saksalaisten hautausmaa Norvajärvellä Rovaniemellä" (video). YouTube.com (in Finnish). Lapin Kansa. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  2. "Saksalaisten viimeinen leposija täyttää 50 vuotta" [50th anniversary of the final resting place of Germans] (in Finnish). Yle. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  3. "German Soldiers' Cemetery in Rovaniemi". Visit Rovaniemi. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  4. "Kriegsgräberstätte: Rovaniemi-Norvajaervi - Bau, Pflege und Instandsetzung | Volksbund.de". kriegsgraeberstaetten.volksbund.de. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  5. Särkiö, Pekka (5 June 2013). "Saksalaisten sotilaiden hautausmaa Lapissa 50 vuotta". Kotimaa (in Finnish). Retrieved 1 January 2023.

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