Leka, Norway, the Glossary
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79 relations: Administrative centre, Annfinn Lund, Aquila (bird), Austra, Bindal, Blazon, Cave painting, Centre Party (Norway), Charge (heraldry), Christopher Brinchmann, Church of Norway, Claw, Coat of arms, Conservative Party (Norway), Counties of Norway, Deanery, Diocese of Nidaros, Direct election, Districts of Norway, Economic development, Field (heraldry), Fishing, Frostating Court of Appeal, Gravvik (municipality), Great Norwegian Encyclopedia, Gules, Hans Mikal Solsem, Health care, Indirect election, Island, Kolvereid (municipality), Kunnskapsforlaget, Labour Party (Norway), Leka (island), Leka Church, Lekaferja, Leknes, Leknes, Trøndelag, Liberal Party (Norway), List of churches in Nidaros, List of county governors of Hedmark, List of municipalities of Norway, Mayor, Municipal council, Namdalen, Nasjonal Samling, Nærøy, Nærøysund, Nidaros (newspaper), Nord-Trøndelag, ... Expand index (29 more) »
- 1860 establishments in Norway
- Municipalities of Trøndelag
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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Annfinn Lund
Annfinn Lund (5 April 1926 – 2001) was a Norwegian civil servant and politician for the Labour Party.
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Aquila (bird)
Aquila is the genus of true eagles.
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Austra
Austra is an island on the border between Trøndelag and Nordland counties in Norway.
Bindal
Bindal is a municipality in the Helgeland region in the extreme southwest part of Nordland county, Norway.
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.
Cave painting
In archaeology, cave paintings are a type of parietal art (which category also includes petroglyphs, or engravings), found on the wall or ceilings of caves.
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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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Christopher Brinchmann
Christopher Brinchmann (1 April 1864 – 26 February 1940) was a Norwegian archivist, literary historian and critic.
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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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Claw
A claw is a curved, pointed appendage found at the end of a toe or finger in most amniotes (mammals, reptiles, birds).
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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Conservative Party (Norway)
The Conservative Party or The Right (Høyre, Høgre,, H; Olgešbellodat) is a liberal-conservative political party in Norway.
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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.
Diocese of Nidaros
Nidaros is a diocese in the Lutheran 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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Field (heraldry)
In heraldry, the background of the shield is called the field.
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Fishing
Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish.
Frostating Court of Appeal
The Frostating Court of Appeal (Frostating lagmannsrett) is one of six courts of appeal in the Kingdom of Norway.
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Gravvik (municipality)
Gravvik is a former municipality in the old Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway.
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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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Gules
In heraldry, gules is the tincture with the colour red.
Hans Mikal Solsem
Hans Mikal Solsem (born 17 February 1912 in Leka, died 6 January 1972) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.
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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.
Kolvereid (municipality)
Kolvereid is a former municipality in the old Nord-Trøndelag 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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Leka (island)
Leka is the main island in Leka municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway.
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Leka Church
Leka Church (Leka kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Leka municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway.
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Lekaferja
Lekaferja AS is a ferry company that operates the Skei–Gutvik Ferry with the car ferry MF Leka connecting Leka to mainland Norway.
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Leknes
is a town in Nordland county, Norway.
Leknes, Trøndelag
Leknes is the administrative centre of the municipality of Leka in Trøndelag county, Norway.
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Liberal Party (Norway)
The Liberal Party (Venstre,, V; Gurutbellodat) is a centrist political party in Norway.
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List of churches in Nidaros
This list of churches in Nidaros is a list of the Church of Norway churches in the Diocese of Nidaros in Norway.
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List of county governors of Hedmark
The county governor of Hedmark county in Norway represented the central government administration in the county.
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List of municipalities of Norway
Municipalities in Norway are the basic unit of local government.
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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.
Municipal council
A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area.
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Namdalen
Namdalen (Nååmesjevuemie) is a traditional district in the central part of Norway, consisting of the municipalities Namsos, Grong, Overhalla, Røyrvik, Nærøysund, Høylandet, Flatanger, Lierne, Leka, and Namsskogan, all in Trøndelag county.
Nasjonal Samling
The Nasjonal Samling (NS) was a Norwegian far-right political party active from 1933 to 1945.
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Nærøy
Nærøy is a former municipality of Trøndelag county, Norway. Leka, Norway and Nærøy are municipalities of Trøndelag.
Nærøysund
Nærøysund is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. Leka, Norway and Nærøysund are municipalities of Trøndelag.
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Nidaros (newspaper)
Nidaros was a Norwegian newspaper, published in Trondheim in Sør-Trøndelag.
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Nord-Trøndelag
Nord-Trøndelag ("North Trøndelag") was a county constituting the northern part of the present-day Trøndelag county in 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.
Norway
Norway (Norge, Noreg), formally the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula.
Norwegian Directorate of Elections
The Norwegian Directorate of Elections (Valgdirektoratet) is a government agency subordinate the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development.
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NRK
The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (Norwegian Realm Broadcasting), commonly known by its initialism NRK, is a Norwegian state-controlled radio and television broadcasting company.
Old age
Old age is the range of ages for people nearing and surpassing life expectancy.
Or (heraldry)
In heraldry, or (/ɔːʁ/; French for "gold") is the tincture of gold and, together with argent (silver), belongs to the class of light tinctures called "metals".
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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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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.
Sklinna Lighthouse
Sklinna Lighthouse (Sklinna fyr) is a lighthouse in the municipality of Leka in Trøndelag county, Norway.
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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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The Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti, SV;Sosialisttalaš Gurutbellodat) is a democratic socialist political party in Norway.
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Solsem cave
The Solsem cave is a cave lying to the southwest of the island of Leka in Leka municipality in Trøndelag, Norway.
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Statistics Norway
Statistics Norway (Statistisk sentralbyrå, abbreviated to SSB) is the Norwegian statistics bureau.
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Storting
The Storting (Stortinget) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway.
Thomas Maloney Westgård
Thomas Hjalmar Maloney Westgård (born 10 October 1995) is a Norwegian-Irish cross-country skier who competes for Ireland internationally.
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Tincture (heraldry)
Tincture is the limited palette of colours and patterns used in heraldry.
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Trøndelag
Trøndelag (or is a county and coextensive with the Trøndelag region (also known as Midt-Norge or Midt-Noreg, "Mid-Norway") in the central part of Norway. It was created in 1687, then named Trondhjem County (Trondhjems Amt); in 1804 the county was split into Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag by the King of Denmark-Norway, and the counties were reunited in 2018 after a vote of the two counties in 2016.
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Trøndelag District Court
Trøndelag District Court (Trøndelag tingrett) is a district court located in Trøndelag county, Norway.
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Tumulus
A tumulus (tumuli) is a mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves.
Viking Age
The Viking Age (about) was the period during the Middle Ages when Norsemen known as Vikings undertook large-scale raiding, colonising, conquest, and trading throughout Europe and reached North America.
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Vikna
Vikna is a large island archipelago and a former municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. Leka, Norway and Vikna are municipalities of Trøndelag.
Welfare
Welfare, or commonly social welfare, is a type of government support intended to ensure that members of a society can meet basic human needs such as food and shelter.
White-tailed eagle
The white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla), sometimes known as the 'sea eagle', is a large bird of prey, widely distributed across temperate Eurasia.
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Wing
A wing is a type of fin that produces lift while moving through air or some other fluid.
Zoning
In urban planning, zoning is a method in which a municipality or other tier of government divides land into "zones", each of which has a set of regulations for new development that differs from other zones.
2018 Winter Olympics
The 2018 Winter Olympics (Icheon sip-pal nyeon Donggye Ollimpik), officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (Les XXIIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver; Jeisipsamhoe Donggye Ollimpik) and also known as PyeongChang 2018 (Pyeongchang Icheon sip-pal), were an international winter multi-sport event held between 9 and 25 February 2018 in Pyeongchang, South Korea, with the opening rounds for certain events held on 8 February, a day before the opening ceremony.
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See also
1860 establishments in Norway
- Østre Aker Church
- Aftenposten
- Balsfjord Municipality
- Florø
- Gjøviks Blad
- Grane Church
- Gransherad
- Leka, Norway
- Ministry of Postal Affairs (Norway)
- Rauland
- Rissa, Norway
- Solund Church
Municipalities of Trøndelag
- Åfjord
- Ørland
- Bjugn
- Flatanger
- Frøya, Trøndelag
- Frosta
- Grong
- Høylandet
- Heim, Norway
- Hemne
- Hitra
- Holtålen
- Inderøy
- Indre Fosen
- Leka, Norway
- Levanger
- Lierne
- Malvik
- Meldal
- Melhus
- Meråker
- Midtre Gauldal
- Nærøy
- Nærøysund
- Namdalseid
- Namsos
- Namsskogan
- Oppdal
- Orkdal
- Orkland
- Osen
- Overhalla
- Røros
- Røyrvik
- Rennebu
- Rindal
- Selbu
- Skaun
- Snåsa
- Steinkjer
- Stjørdal
- Trondheim
- Tydal
- Verdal
- Verran
- Vikna
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leka,_Norway
Also known as Coat of arms of Leka, Leka Municipality, Leka Norway.
, Nordland, Norway, Norwegian Directorate of Elections, NRK, Old age, Or (heraldry), Political party, Population density, Prestegjeld, Primary education, Road, Sklinna Lighthouse, Social work, Socialist Left Party (Norway), Solsem cave, Statistics Norway, Storting, Thomas Maloney Westgård, Tincture (heraldry), Trøndelag, Trøndelag District Court, Tumulus, Viking Age, Vikna, Welfare, White-tailed eagle, Wing, Zoning, 2018 Winter Olympics.