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Flakstad, the Glossary

76 relations: Administrative centre, Agriculture, Alf Ivar Samuelsen, Ann-Helen Fjeldstad Jusnes, Archipelago, Argent, Azure (heraldry), Birger Eriksen, Blazon, Bollard, Bygdeliste, Centre Party (Norway), Charge (heraldry), Church of Norway, Coat of arms, Counties of Norway, Deanery, Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland, Direct election, Districts of Norway, Economic development, European route E10, Field (heraldry), Fish farming, Fishing, Flakstad (village), Flakstad Church, Flakstadøya, Formannskapsdistrikt, Fredrik Arentz Krog, Fredvang, Fredvang Bridges, Gina Krog, Great Norwegian Encyclopedia, Hawser, Hålogaland Court of Appeal, Health care, Indirect election, Island, Kåkern Bridge, Kunnskapsforlaget, Labour Party (Norway), List of churches in Sør-Hålogaland, List of municipalities of Norway, Lofoten, Mayor, Mooring, Moskenesøya, Municipal council, Napp, Norway, ... Expand index (26 more) »
1976 establishments in Norway
Lofoten
Municipalities of Nordland

Administrative centre

An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located.

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Agriculture

Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, fisheries, and forestry for food and non-food products.

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Alf Ivar Samuelsen

Alf Ivar Samuelsen (28 February 1942 – 16 September 2014) was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.

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Ann-Helen Fjeldstad Jusnes

Ann-Helen Fjeldstad Jusnes (born 21 July 1956) is a Norwegian bishop of the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland.

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Archipelago

An archipelago, sometimes called an island group or island chain, is a chain, cluster, or collection of islands, or sometimes a sea containing a small number of scattered islands.

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Argent

In heraldry, argent is the tincture of silver, and belongs to the class of light tinctures called "metals".

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Azure (heraldry)

In heraldry, azure is the tincture with the colour blue, and belongs to the class of tinctures called "colours".

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Birger Kristian Eriksen (17 November 1875 – 16 July 1958) was a Norwegian military officer (with the rank of Oberst) who was instrumental in stopping the first wave of Gruppe 5 of the German invasion force outside Oslo.

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Blazon

In heraldry and heraldic vexillology, a blazon is a formal description of a coat of arms, flag or similar emblem, from which the reader can reconstruct the appropriate image.

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Bollard

A bollard is a sturdy, short, vertical post.

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Bygdeliste

A bygdeliste (also fellesliste or lokal liste) is a type of electoral list for the system of party-list proportional representation in Norway.

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Centre Party (Norway)

The Centre Party (Senterpartiet, Sp; Guovddášbellodat), formerly the Farmer's Party (Bondepartiet, Bp), is an agrarian political party in Norway.

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Charge (heraldry)

In heraldry, a charge is any emblem or device occupying the field of an escutcheon (shield).

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Church of Norway

The Church of Norway (Den norske kirke, Den norske kyrkja, Norgga girku, Nöörjen gærhkoe) is an evangelical Lutheran denomination of Protestant Christianity and by far the largest Christian church in Norway.

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Coat of arms

A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the last two being outer garments).

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Counties of Norway

There are 15 counties in Norway. The 15 counties are administrative regions that are the first-level administrative divisions of Norway.

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Deanery

A deanery (or decanate) is an ecclesiastical entity in the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Anglican Communion, the Evangelical Church in Germany, and the Church of Norway.

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Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland

Sør-Hålogaland is a diocese in the Church of Norway.

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Direct election

Direct election is a system of choosing political officeholders in which the voters directly cast ballots for the persons or political party that they wanted to see elected.

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Districts of Norway

The country of Norway is historically divided into a number of districts.

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Economic development

In the economics study of the public sector, economic and social development is the process by which the economic well-being and quality of life of a nation, region, local community, or an individual are improved according to targeted goals and objectives.

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European route E10

European route E10 is the second shortest Class A road which is part of the International E-road network.

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Field (heraldry)

In heraldry, the background of the shield is called the field.

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Fish farming

Fish farming or pisciculture involves commercial breeding of fish, most often for food, in fish tanks or artificial enclosures such as fish ponds.

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Fishing

Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish.

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Flakstad (village)

Flakstad is a village in Flakstad Municipality in Nordland county, Norway.

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Flakstad Church

Flakstad Church (Flakstad kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Flakstad Municipality in Nordland county, Norway.

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Flakstadøya

Flakstadøya is an island in the Lofoten archipelago in Nordland county, Norway. Flakstad and Flakstadøya are Lofoten.

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Formannskapsdistrikt

Formannskapsdistrikt is the name for Norwegian local self-government districts that were legally enacted on 1 January 1838.

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Fredrik Arentz Krog

Fredrik Arentz Krog (23 October 1844 – 6 April 1923) was a Norwegian barrister.

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Fredvang

Fredvang is a village in Flakstad Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. Flakstad and Fredvang are Populated places of Arctic Norway.

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Fredvang Bridges

The Fredvang Bridges (Fredvangbruene) are two cantilever bridges that connect the fishing village of Fredvang on the island of Moskenesøya with the neighboring island of Flakstadøya — in Flakstad Municipality, Nordland county, Norway.

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Gina Krog

Jørgine Anna Sverdrup "Gina" Krog (20 June 1847 – 14 April 1916) was a Norwegian suffragist, teacher, liberal politician, writer and editor, and a major figure in liberal feminism in Scandinavia.

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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia

The Great Norwegian Encyclopedia (Store Norske Leksikon, abbreviated SNL) is a Norwegian-language online encyclopedia.

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Hawser

Hawser is a nautical term for a thick rope used in mooring or towing a ship.

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Hålogaland Court of Appeal

The Hålogaland Court of Appeal (Hålogaland lagmannsrett) is one of six courts of appeal in the Kingdom of Norway.

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Health care

Health care, or healthcare, is the improvement of health via the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, amelioration or cure of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in people.

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Indirect election

An indirect election or hierarchical voting, is an election in which voters do not choose directly among candidates or parties for an office (direct voting system), but elect people who in turn choose candidates or parties.

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Island

An island or isle is a piece of subcontinental land completely surrounded by water.

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Kåkern Bridge

The Kåkern Bridge (Kåkern bru) is a cantilever road bridge that crosses the Kåkernsundet strait between the islands of Flakstadøya and Moskenesøya in the municipality of Flakstad in Nordland county, Norway.

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Kunnskapsforlaget

Kunnskapsforlaget is a Norwegian publishing company based in Oslo.

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Labour Party (Norway)

The Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet; Arbeidarpartiet, A/Ap; Bargiidbellodat), formerly The Norwegian Labour Party (Det norske Arbeiderparti, DNA), is a social democratic political party in Norway.

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List of churches in Sør-Hålogaland

This list of churches in Sør-Hålogaland is a list of the Church of Norway churches in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland in Norway.

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List of municipalities of Norway

Municipalities in Norway are the basic unit of local government.

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Lofoten

(Norwegian,; English pronunciation),, or is an archipelago and a traditional district in the county of Nordland, Norway.

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Mayor

In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town.

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Mooring

A mooring is any permanent structure to which a seaborne vessel (such as a boat, ship, or amphibious aircraft) may be secured.

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Moskenesøya

Moskenesøya is an island at the southern end of the Lofoten archipelago in Nordland county, Norway. Flakstad and Moskenesøya are Lofoten.

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Municipal council

A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area.

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Napp, Norway

Napp is a small fishing village in Flakstad Municipality in Nordland county, Norway.

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Nordland

Nordland (Nordlánnda, Nordlaante, Nordlánda, Northland) is one of the three northernmost counties in Norway in the Northern Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Trøndelag in the south, Norrbotten County in Sweden to the east, Västerbotten County to the south-east, and the Atlantic Ocean (Norwegian Sea) to the west.

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Norway

Norway (Norge, Noreg), formally the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula.

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Norwegian Sea

The Norwegian Sea (Norskehavet; Noregshaf; Norskahavið) is a marginal sea, grouped with either the Atlantic Ocean or the Arctic Ocean, northwest of Norway between the North Sea and the Greenland Sea, adjoining the Barents Sea to the northeast.

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Nusfjord

Nusfjord is a fishing village in Flakstad Municipality in Lofoten in Nordland county, Norway. Flakstad and Nusfjord are Lofoten.

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Old age

Old age is the range of ages for people nearing and surpassing life expectancy.

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Oscarsborg Fortress

Oscarsborg Fortress (Oscarsborg festning) is a coastal fortress in the Oslofjord, close to the town of Drøbak in Akershus County, Norway.

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Plural

The plural (sometimes abbreviated as pl., pl, or), in many languages, is one of the values of the grammatical category of number.

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Political party

A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections.

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Population density

Population density (in agriculture: standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area.

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Prestegjeld

A prestegjeld was a geographic and administrative area within the Church of Norway (Den Norske Kirke) roughly equivalent to a parish.

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Primary education

Primary education or elementary education is typically the first stage of formal education, coming after preschool/kindergarten and before secondary school.

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Ramberg, Flakstad

Ramberg is the administrative centre of Flakstad Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. Flakstad and Ramberg, Flakstad are Populated places of Arctic Norway.

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Road

A road is a thoroughfare for the conveyance of traffic that mostly has an improved surface for use by vehicles (motorized and non-motorized) and pedestrians.

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Salten og Lofoten District Court

Salten og Lofoten District Court (Salten og Lofoten tingrett) is a district court located in Nordland county, Norway.

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Schei Committee

The Schei Committee (Schei-komitéen) was a committee named by the Government of Norway to look into the organization of municipalities in Norway post-World War II.

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Sigurd Lund Hamran

Sigurd Lund Hamran (24 January 1902 – 4 November 1977) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.

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Social work is an academic discipline and practice-based profession concerned with meeting the basic needs of individuals, families, groups, communities, and society as a whole to enhance their individual and collective well-being.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flakstad

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Flakstad, the Glossary

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See also

1976 establishments in Norway

Lofoten

Municipalities of Nordland

References