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Steilneset Minnested

Steilneset Minnested is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Romsdalsbruna stands 302 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Vardøhus festning, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Varanger passes 1.6 miles off. 25 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.

The story

The Steilneset Memorial is a monument in the town of Vardø in Vardø Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The monument commemorates the trial and execution in 1621 of 91 people for witchcraft. The memorial was designed by artist Louise Bourgeois and architect Peter Zumthor and was opened in 2011. It was Bourgeois' last major work.

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Wikidata Q1260955, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Built
2011

How to reach it

Coordinates70.36881, 31.09331

Overlooks nearby

25 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 6
  • Vardøhus festning: 0.2 mi
  • Hjalmar Halvorsen: 0.3 mi
  • Renøsund kystfort: 2.1 mi
  • Kiberg fort: 5.8 mi
  • Havningberg kystfort: 16.4 mi
Peaks: 6
  • Oksevasshøgda: 5.5 mi
  • Lille Jårboaivi: 7.6 mi
  • Munken: 20.8 mi
  • Romsdalsbruna: 21.5 mi
  • Devja: 22.5 mi
Museums: 4
Waterfalls: 4
  • Benserafossen: 5.8 mi
  • Næringsforsen: 6.6 mi
  • Skallelvporten: 23.8 mi
  • Lillefossen: 24.3 mi
Artworks: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Hornøy: 2.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Steilneset Minnested. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
RomsdalsbrunaWNW 302°302 m21.5 mi
DevjaWSW 251°248 m22.5 mi
OksevasshøgdaWSW 242°200 m5.5 mi
Lille JårboaiviW 265°186 m7.6 mi
MunkenNW 306°180 m20.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox04:5715:4817:11
June solsticeMidnight sun
September equinox05:3516:4218:04
December solsticePolar night

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/3235757560

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