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Skafferhullet
Skafferhullet is a historical border crossing point along the Norway–Russia border (formerly it was on the Finland–Norway border and Soviet–Norway border). The border crossing site was located on the old road between Elvenes, Finnmark, Elvenes in Sør-Varanger Municipality, Finnmark county, Norway and Borisoglebsky, Murmansk Oblast, Borisoglebsky in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. The station lies on the western shore of the Pasvikelva river. Since this site is now closed, the only other border crossing from Norway into Russia is at the nearby border crossing at Storskog on the newer European route E105 highway. History During the Cold War the Soviet–Norway border was closed for long periods. There was some traffic via Skafferhullet during the construction of the Paatsjoki River Hydroelectric Plants, Boris Gleb hydroelectric station from 1958 to 1963. When the construction period was over, the guardhouses were removed, and a solid fence set up. In the summer of 1965, the border ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norway–Russia Border
The border between Norway and Russia consists of a land border between Sør-Varanger Municipality, Norway, and Pechengsky District, Russia, and a marine border in the Varangerfjord. It further consists of a border between the two countries' exclusive economic zones (EEZ) in the Barents Sea and the Arctic Ocean. Between 1944 and 1991 the border was between Norway and the Soviet Union. There is a single border crossing, on European route E105, E105, located at Storskog in Norway and Borisoglebsky, Murmansk Oblast, Borisoglebsky in Russia. The Norwegian side is patrolled by the Garrison of Sør-Varanger and is under the jurisdiction of the Norwegian Border Commissioner, while the Russian side is patrolled by the Border Guard Service of Russia. Two-thirds of the border follows two rivers, the Pasvikelva and Jakobselva (Sør-Varanger), Jakobselva. The border was defined as a march (territory), march in Treaty of Novgorod (1326), a treaty in 1326 and separated which parts of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
