Walking - Girkonjárga - Kirkenes - the City hall, the old Post office and the old Telegraph - 141024
Walking - Girkonjárga - Kirkenes - the City hall, the old Post office and the old Telegraph
The decoration on the wall of the city hall is a relief in patinated bronze, and has as its motif a fisherman, a farmer and a miner, and behind a large tree that arches its crown over the men. The relief symbolizes the four main industries in the municipality, fishing, agriculture, mining and forestry.
The work is made by sculptor Finn Eriksen from Narvik, measures 2.10 x 3.20 meters and weighs approx. 1 ton.
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A plaque at the monument says:
At this location, a large gathering of workers founded the "Arbeiderforeningen Nordens Klippe" on September the 8 in 1906.
The memorial was erected on September the 8 in 2023 by former stewards in Nordens Klippe and local historians, with support from LO, confederations and trade unions throughout Norway, political parties, organisations, local businesses and many individuals.
A special thank you to the Norwegian Workers' Union and LO in Sør-Varanger.
The memorial was created by visual artist Birthe Marie Løveid from Fredrikstad.