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During World War II the Germans wanted work done on [Highway 50] over Korgfjellet |
During World War II the Germans wanted work done on [Highway 50] over Korgfjellet.<ref name="finnbakk.wordpress.com">https://finnbakk.wordpress.com/2016/10/26/myrdetkrigsfanger/</ref> The new road over [[Korgfjellet]] ([[:no:Korgfjellet|no]]) was intended to replace a ferry connection along Highway 50 between [[Elsfjord]] and [[Hemnesberget]]. By September 1941 between 70 and 100 men were at work on the side of the mountain facing Korgen; in January 1942 construction started on prison camps.<ref name="finnbakk.wordpress.com">https://finnbakk.wordpress.com/2016/10/26/myrdetkrigsfanger/</ref> |
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On June 23, 1942, Yugoslav prisoners of war were brought to the camps the Korgen prison camp (at Fagerlimoen), and to the Osen prison camp to the South of [[Korgfjellet]] ([[:no:Korgfjellet|no]]), a mountain; each of those two camps accommodated around 400 prisoners and 50 guards; after some weeks in the camp, adults weighed 40 kilograms; the first roadwork started on 30 June "under assistance of POWs", according to documents of the [[Norwegian Public Roads Administration|Public Roads Administration]]; during 1942 and 1943, 600 of the prisoners working on the [stretch of the] road, died.<ref name="finnbakk.wordpress.com">https://finnbakk.wordpress.com/2016/10/26/myrdetkrigsfanger/</ref> |
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The camp in Korgen was a satellite prison camp. |
The camp in Korgen was a satellite prison camp. |
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Revision as of 16:25, 6 January 2017
Korgen herred | |
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| Municipality ID | NO-1830 |
| Adm. Center | Korgen |
| Created from | Hemnes in 1918 |
| Merged into | Hemnes in 1964 |
Korgen | |
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Village | |
 View of the local church | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Northern Norway |
| County | Nordland |
| District | Helgeland |
| Municipality | Hemnes |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.88 km2 (0.34 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
| Population (2013)[2] | |
| • Total | 875 |
| • Density | 994/km2 (2,570/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 8646 Korgen |
Korgen is a village and a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is also the administrative center of the municipality of Hemnes. The former municipality is the southern part of the present-day municipality of Hemnes.
The village of Korgen is the largest village and the administrative center of the municipality of Hemnes. Korgen is connected by road to Mo i Rana, Mosjøen, and Bleikvassli. The 0.88-square-kilometre (220-acre) village has a population (2013) of 875. The population density is 994 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,570/sq mi).[2]
Korgen Church is a cruciform church dating back to 1863. It was built of timber and has 450 seats. Korgen Sports Club (Korgen Idrettslag) was founded in 1935 as a sports club for Korgen. The sports club has sports like skiing, soccer, orienteering and team handball.[4] The village is located along European route E06 and Norwegian County Road 806.[1]
History
The village of Korgen has been around for a long time, but the municipality of Korgen was only in existence for a short time. The municipality of Korgen was established on 1 July 1918 when it was separated from the large municipality of Hemnes. Initially, the municipality had 1,369 residents. Less than 45 years later, on 1 January 1964, the municipality ceased to exist when it was merged with Hemnes, part of Sør-Rana, and part of Hattfjelldal to create a new, larger municipality of Hemnes. Prior to the merger, there were 3,033 residents in Korgen municipality.[5]
World War II
Forced labor by Yugoslav prisoners
During World War II the Germans wanted work done on [Highway 50] over Korgfjellet.[6] The new road over Korgfjellet (no) was intended to replace a ferry connection along Highway 50 between Elsfjord and Hemnesberget. By September 1941 between 70 and 100 men were at work on the side of the mountain facing Korgen; in January 1942 construction started on prison camps.[6]
On June 23, 1942, Yugoslav prisoners of war were brought to the camps the Korgen prison camp (at Fagerlimoen), and to the Osen prison camp to the South of Korgfjellet (no), a mountain; each of those two camps accommodated around 400 prisoners and 50 guards; after some weeks in the camp, adults weighed 40 kilograms; the first roadwork started on 30 June "under assistance of POWs", according to documents of the Public Roads Administration; during 1942 and 1943, 600 of the prisoners working on the [stretch of the] road, died.[6]
The camp in Korgen was a satellite prison camp.
More than 400 deaths to retribute one German's death
In July 1942 at least one German guard employed by the Korgen camp was killed. Commandant Hesse ordered retribution: execution by gunfire for "39 prisoner at Korgen and 20 at Osen"; in the days that followed, Reichskommissar Josef Terboven also ordered retribution: around 400 prisoners shot and killed in various camps.[7]
In July 1942, 427 Yugoslav prisoner were executed as a result of at least one German soldier being killed while working as guard for prisoners doing forced labor on the mountain, Korgfjellet (no); the killing occurred during the escape of two prisoners.[8]
Post-war sentencing of prison camp staff
The camps was active until the summer of 1943.
A guard (Olaf Aleksander Gamborg Nilsen) at the prison camp was sentenced to death after the war, affirmed by the supreme court; later the sentence was commuted to life in prison; the controversy led to his case being discussed in Norway's parliament—Stortinget; of the Norwegian guards (at the camp) "who murdered and maltreated prisoners", he was the only Norwegian who received a death penalty; he was released on 20 April 1956;[6] some German former staff were executed.[6]
Geography
Korgen is situated inland and is surrounded by mountains. Southwest towards Mosjøen lies the Korgfjellet (Vesterfjellet) mountain range, to the east is Klubben, and to the north towards Mo i Rana is Kangsen. Korgen the location of Okstindan, the mountain range which includes the mountain Oksskolten, the highest mountain in North Norway.
Korgfjellet
Korgfjellet is mountain range which in situated between Hemnes and Vefsn municipalities. The mountains form the boundary in a north-south direction between Korgen and Elsfjord. Prior to the inauguration of the Korgfjell Tunnel in 2005, road conditions and traffic accidents frequently stopped traffic from one side of the mountain to the other, during the winter—sometimes for days on end.
Commerce
Industry
The Norwegian state owned electricity company Statkraft operates electricity production facilities including the Nedre Røssåga power plants located in Vesterli in Korgen and Øvre Røssåga power plants located in Bleikvasslia. The development of these plants were started in 1948 and was completed in 1955. Statkraft has also built a regional office, located near the municipality building in Korgen.[9]
Notable residents
- Gerd-Liv Valla - leader of the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions
- Christen J. Finbak (1904–1954), chemist and physicist
- Kristen Tobias Rivertz (1862–1937), architect
Twin towns – Sister cities
Korgen is twinned with: Prokuplje, Serbia
References
- ^ a b Store norske leksikon. "Korgen" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-12-06.
- ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2013). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
- ^ "Korgen" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
- ^ "Korgen Idrettslag". KlubbenOnline.
- ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
- ^ a b c d e https://finnbakk.wordpress.com/2016/10/26/myrdetkrigsfanger/
- ^ https://finnbakk.wordpress.com/2016/10/26/myrdetkrigsfanger/ "Da to fanger i Korgen drepte en tysk vokter og rømte, ga kommandant Hesse ordre om at det som hevn skulle skytes 39 fanger i Korgen og 20 i Osen. Dette var 17. juli 1942. Hesse startet myrderiene med sjøl å skyte flere fanger. De nærmeste dagene ble det på Reichskommissar Terbovens personlige ordre skutt om lag 400 krigsfanger i forskjellige leire"
- ^ Våre samband i 40 år Retrieved 30 December 2016
- ^ Røssåga (Statkraft)\
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