King Oscar II Chapel, Grense Jakobselv, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
Grense Jakobselv is a small village located in Sør-Varanger municipality in Troms og Finnmark in Norway about 35 miles by road east of the town of Kirkenes. It is situated on the shore of the Barents Sea at the mouth of the River Jakobselva.
The River Jakobselva forms the border between Norway and Russia. There is a small post of the garrison of Sør-Varanger of the Norwegian Army here from where soldiers patrol the border. However, there is no public border crossing.
In Grense Jakobselv there is a stone chapel built in 1869 known as King Oscar II Chapel. The chapel was built in a long church style in 1869 by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan and was designed to reinforce Norway's territorial claim to the area. It was named after King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway at a visit he made in 1873.
Date: 28th June 2019
Location: King Oscar II Chapel, Grense Jakobselv, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
The River Jakobselva forms the border between Norway and Russia. There is a small post of the garrison of Sør-Varanger of the Norwegian Army here from where soldiers patrol the border. However, there is no public border crossing.
In Grense Jakobselv there is a stone chapel built in 1869 known as King Oscar II Chapel. The chapel was built in a long church style in 1869 by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan and was designed to reinforce Norway's territorial claim to the area. It was named after King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway at a visit he made in 1873.
Date: 28th June 2019
Location: King Oscar II Chapel, Grense Jakobselv, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
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Also in: North Norway
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