Skrolsvik & Harstad
Fri
12 Nov
2021
The little harbour of Skrolsvik on the southeastern point of the lovely island of Senja lies somewhat deserted between the sea, some small islands and mountains with great hiking routes.
In certain earlier times, the strategical position attracted „visitors“ with pronouncedly less peaceful intentions. During the occupation in the war years from 1940, the German Wehrmacht built a coastal fortification here to control the northern shipping route to the important port of Narvik. It is, again and again, incredible how much effort people put into things that are just made to destroy other things. The guns, later kept by the Norwegian military for many years, are now slowly rusting away, and the bunkers are more and more weathering and covered by vegetation.
Later we made a stop in Harstad, a centre of civilisation on Hinnøya in Vesterålen.
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By the way, my new book is in print and it can now be ordered 🙂 it is a photo book with the title “Norwegens arktischer Norden (3): Die Bäreninsel und Jan Mayen”, with German text Click here for further details!
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