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Kilbotn

Village in Harstad Municipality, Norway

Summary

Village in Harstad Municipality, Norway

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official_nameKilbotn
settlement_typeVillage
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subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameNorway
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Northern Norway
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Troms
subdivision_type3District
subdivision_name3Central Hålogaland
subdivision_type4Municipality
subdivision_name4Harstad Municipality
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postal_code_typePost Code
postal_code9415 Harstad
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Kilbotn is a village in Harstad Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The village is located about 12 km south of the center of the town of Harstad, along the Vågsfjorden on the east side of Hinnøya island. The villages of Fauskevåg and Sørvika are just a few kilometres to the south of Kilbotn. The population (2001) of the village is 332, but since 2002 it has been considered a part of the Harstad urban area.

History

During World War II, Nazi Germany used Kilbotn as a U-boat base. On 4 May 1945, the last air raid of World War II in Europe took place when the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm attacked the Kilbotn anchorage with 44 aircraft from three offshore aircraft carriers in Operation Judgement. The harbour contained the submarine depot ship Black Watch with the moored alongside. The wreck of Black Watch lies in Kilbotn harbour close to the wreck of U-711.

References

References

  1. "Kilbotn". [[yr.no]].
  2. Store norske leksikon. "Kilbotn".
  3. Statistisk sentralbyrå. (2001). "Folke- og boligtellingen 2001, kommune- og bydelshefter 1901 Harstad".
  4. Statistics Norway. (1 January 2002). "Omitted settlements. 1 January 2002".
  5. "Black Watch". Dykkepedia.
  6. "U 711". Dykkepedia.
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