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Interior limestone tombs

The German Military Cemetery (Finnish: Saksalaisten sotilaiden hautausmaa, German: Deutscher Soldatenfriedhof) of Rovaniemi is located on lake Norvajärvi, in Finnish Lapland. 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. It was inaugurated on August 31, 1963 and is managed by the German War Graves Commission. The red granite structure houses a mausoleum as well as a bronze interpretation of the Pieta, depicting a mother holding her fallen son.


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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