King Oscar II Chapel (Norwegian: Kong Oscar IIs kapell) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway...
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Grense Jakobselv (section King Oscar II Chapel)
chapel built in 1869 called King Oscar II Chapel. The church was built to reinforce Norway's territorial claim to the area, and was named after King Oscar...
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Oscar II (Oscar Fredrik; 21 January 1829 – 8 December 1907) was King of Sweden from 1872 until his death in 1907 and King of Norway from 1872 to 1905...
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Lutheran churches to counterbalance the Orthodox heritage, notably the King Oscar II Chapel, located immediately west of the Russian border. The historic border...
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grandfather, the King. A Te Deum thanksgiving service was held in the palace's Royal Chapel on 3 March 2016 to celebrate his birth. Prince Oscar was christened...
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Gustaf V (redirect from Oscar Gustaf Adolf)
(Oscar Gustaf Adolf; 16 June 1858 – 29 October 1950) was King of Sweden from 8 December 1907 until his death in 1950. He was the eldest son of King Oscar...
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2016, he did so by recording a music video on the doorstep of the King Oscar II Chapel, marking the Northern border between Norway and Russia. On his concert...
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List of aerial victories claimed by Walter Schuck (category Lists of World War II aerial victories)
aviator who served in the Luftwaffe from 1937 until the end of World War II. As a fighter ace, he claimed 206 enemy aircraft shot down in over 500 combat...
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Bugøynes 1989 Kirkenes Church Kirkenes 1959 King Oscar II Chapel Grense Jakobselv 1869 Neiden Chapel Neiden 1902 Svanvik Church Svanvik (in the Pasvikdalen...
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Olaf II Haraldsson (c. 995 – 29 July 1030), also Olav Haraldsson, later known as Saint Olaf and Olaf the Holy, was King of Norway from 1015 to 1028. Son...
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