Narvik - Town

To the east of the railroad line to the ore terminal in Narvik lies Kongensgate, the town's main street. In the Torg (Market Square) stands the Town Hall (1961), in front of which is a large signpost with 23 signs giving the distances to the North Pole and to cities throughout the world. Nearby is a War Museum. At the south end of Kongensgate is the Swedish Seamen's Church (Svensk Sjømannskirke), with a library. Diagonally opposite is a monument commemorating the Norwegian warships "Norge" and "Eidsvold", which were sunk during the fighting in 1940. To the north, beyond the railroad, is the Gulbransonspark, and to the west of this are some 4,000-year-old rock carvings.

To the east of the town is the cemetery, with the