Cultural Heritage
The Falstad Forest
Situated along St. Olavsleden
Not far from The Falstads Centre lies The Falstad Forest. It is believed that over 200 prisoners were executed here, but exact numbers and identities have not been confirmed.
Not far from The Falstad Centre you'll find Falstad Forest, where more than 200 prisoners were executed and buried in mass graves between 1942 and 1943. After the war the graves were excavated, but it is likely that not all the graves in the forest were found.
Among the victims that were executed in the Falstad Forest were 43 Norwegians, 74 Yugoslavs and over 100 Soviet citizens. However, the exact number of victims is unknown. Prisoners of war from the former Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union made up the majority of the victims.
In 1989, the Ministry of the Environment heritage protected Falstad Forest, based on the Cultural Heritage Act. The Falstad Forest is today a national memorial site.