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Narvik is the third-largest city in Northern Norway by population which was 18 473 in 2012.
Narvik – 2,407 km (1,496 mi) from North Pole
The history of Narvik as a settlement began in the Stone Age. Not very much is known about these people, but the Vikings lived in this area.
The history of modern Narvik begins in the 1870s, when the Swedish government began to understand the potential of the iron ore mines in Kiruna, Sweden. Obtaining iron ore from Kiruna had one significant problem in that there was no suitable Swedish port, since the Baltic sea ports will freeze in winter.Swedish company built a railway to Narvik, as the port there is ice-free thanks to the warm Gulf Stream, and is naturally large, allowing boats of virtually any size to anchor, up to 208 metres (682 ft) long and 27 metres (89 ft) deep.
The Swedish mining corporation, still ships the majority of its ore from Narvik (a total 25 million tons a year) and the corporation is still important in the area, both as an employer and landowner, although its influence is not as prominent now as it has been in previous years.
The port of Narvik proved to be strategically valuable in the early years of World War II and the town became a focal point of the Norwegian Campaign. In 1939, Germany's war industry depended upon iron ore mined in Kiruna and Malmberget in Sweden.
Winston Churchill realized that the control of Narvik meant stopping most German imports of iron ore during the winter of 1940. This would be advantageous to the Allies, and it might help shorten the war. Equally as important, later in the war, German submarines and warships based there threatened the allied supply line to the Soviet Union.
Churchill proposed laying a naval minefield in Norwegian territorial waters around Narvik, and that met with debate within the British government – since the plan would mean a violation of Norway's neutrality and sovereignty.
We kept on driving towards the Swedish border and continue to go OH and AHh at great looking places.
Somewhere on the road there was a Viking museum, where Mom tried to get hired as a warrier.
there was some good looking meatball factories outside, but I never gor to meet them
When we finally crossed the border back to Sweden , there was still ice on the lakes, and the trees had no leaves yet..............boring rain and more rain again
We are in Kiruna now, and I don't know what will happen next, but maybe there'll be no WIFI excuses anymore...............
I miss you all...........................whomever is following us on our trip......................kisses
Today Sweden celebrate midsummer, but here in Norway it’s not until the 23rd. Weather has been great for 3 days now. Not much heat, but sunny so there’s no complaining.
The drive to get here were on roads even more narrow than before, and I could sense Mom was a tad nervous since she started to talk to herself .........................(she does that when she’s scared ) I think it got even worse when we saw two RVs that had met and smacked their rearview mirrors together.
This where I sleep, and it's very comfy cosy
Lotta got herself a shower from a waterfall, Mom came inside, since her camera does not like salt water
Mom got to try her luck at fishing..................no fish tough
Here's a few more pictures from the boat
This is our Captain Mr Albert
Work on the cathedral as a memorial to St. Olav started in 1070. It was finished some time around 1300, nearly 150 years after being established as the cathedral of the diocese. The cathedral was badly damaged by fires in 1327 and again in 1531. The west section was destroyed and was not rebuilt until the restoration in early 1900s.
In 1708 the church burned down completely except for the stone walls. It was struck by lightning in 1719, and was again ravaged by fire. Major rebuilding and restoration of the cathedral started in 1869
Trondheim lies on the south shore of the Trondheimsfjord.
The settlement was founded in 997 as a trading post, and it served as the capital of Norway during the Viking age until 1217.
The city has experienced several major fires. Since much of the city was made of wooden buildings, many of the fires caused severe damage. Great fires ravaged the city in 1598, 1651, 1681, 1708, twice in 1717, 1742, 1788, 1841 and 1842; however, these were only the worst cases and there have been several smaller fires in the city. The 1651 fire destroyed 90% of all buildings within the city limits. The fire in 1681 (the "Horneman Fire") led to an almost total reconstruction of the city. At the time, the city had a population of roughly 8000 inhabitants.
After the Treaty of Roskilde on 26 February 1658, Trondheim became Swedish territory for a brief period, but the area was reconquered 10 months later. The conflict was finally settled by the Treaty of Copenhagen on 27 May 1660.
During World War II, Trondheim was occupied by Nazi Germany from 9 April 1940, the first day of the invasion of Norway, until the end of the war in Europe,May 8 1945.The home of the most notorious Norwegian Gestapo agent, Henry Rinnan, was in Trondheim. The city and its citizens were also subject to harsh treatment by the occupying powers, including imposition of martial law in October 1942. During this time the Germans turned the city and its environs into a major base for submarines (which included building the large submarine base and bunker Dora 1), and also contemplated a scheme to build a new city for 300,000 inhabitants, ("Northern Star"), centred 15 kilometres (9 miles) southwest of Trondheim, near the wetlands of Øysand in the outskirts of Melhus municipality. This new metropolis was to be accompanied by a massively expanded version of the already existing naval base, which was intended to become the primary future stronghold of the German Kriegsmachine. Today there are few physical remains of this enormous construction project.
Mom said there was a lot more to see in this city, but since it was raining, and a town that was extremely difficult to navigate. The Garmin lady screwed everything up, and I’m pretty sure we drove a little bit on a bicycle path...................The people we met looked a little surprised.........We decided to keep going North to find a place to camp out for the night.
the campsite we found was a complete mud hole, so we stayed at the concrete where you’re supposed to wash RVs, and we had the company of another Lucy.
we kept going North through gorgeous landscape, and made a few bathroom stops for me, fika for Mom and smoke for Lotta
One night we stopped at a military place where we was protected by a bandwagon
Finally we woke up to a day of sunshine, it’s not warm, only 48 degrees F, but as long as it isn’t raining we’re fine
Lotta stole my seat, so I thought I’ll sit on the table to look out.......................not very popular with Mom
Here we are at the middle of Norway, still heading north to more gorgeous mountains and fjords,
Last night we ate our supper outside for the first time, we were sitting at the bottom of a snowy mountain, and it was gorgeous. Lotta made a delicious supper (not for me of course) I have pictures, but it’ll have to wait until tomorrow, because it’s now 10 AM and it’s time to continue our trip.................hopefully Mom will find a good connection tomorrow night too........................
Norway is gorgeous, and there's more to come ..................says Mom......................
I haven't had a chance to write for days, and this time it’s not Mom’s fault, we are in Norway now, and Internet does not work very well here. Just want to tell you we left Lotta’s house in Västervik on Saturday afternoon. It has been raining and been crappy weather ever since. Today is the first day of sunshine and warmth. I have so much to tell you about, and the other day I had written a lot, and ................pooff the connection went, so all the effort was lost. Not taking a chance that’ll happen again I’ll write and post this quickly so you guys know we’re ok ...............because you do care about that don’t you ? We have been driving 756 miles so far, and I have tons of great pictures to show you later. We are in a town called Mosjoen. As for now one picture takes forever to upload, and Mom are not a very patient person when it comes to this stuff.......................all is well .............talk soon woof...
We're now back in Visby, the only big town on the island, and later this afternoon we're getting back on the ferry to sail back to the main land. Mom has turned day and night around. She got up at 3 AM, and made herself breakfast ??? gave me more room up in the alcove...............because I'm not about to get up in the middle of the night. I do know the difference even though the sun is up, and the birds are chirping their little harts out.
Mom have no new pictures, but I want to show the great pictures Mom's friend Ove is taking of me................he's a very good photographer...........
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