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Fauske
Fauske may refer to: Places *Fauske Municipality, a municipality in Nordland county, Norway *Fauske (town), a town within Fauske Municipality in Nordland county, Norway * Fauske Church, a church in Fauske Municipality in Nordland county, Norway People * Helene Gigstad Fauske (born 1997), a Norwegian handball player *Reidar Fauske Sognnaes Reidar Sognnaes (November 6, 1911 – September 21, 1984) was Dean of the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, founding Dean of the UCLA School of Dentistry and scholar in the field of oral pathology. Biography Reidar Fauske Sognnaes was born in Be ... (1911-1984), a scholar in the field of oral pathology Other * Fauske Lysverk, a power company based in Fauske Municipality in Nordland county, Norway * FK Fauske/Sprint, a sports club based in Fauske Municipality in Nordland county, Norway {{dab, geo, surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fauske Municipality
or is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality located in Nordland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Salten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Fauske (town), town of Fauske. Some of the villages in Fauske include Nystad, Nordland, Nystad, Venset, Straumsnes, Fauske, Straumsnes, Sjønstå, Valnesfjord, Finneid, and Sulitjelma. The municipality borders Sweden in the east, Sørfold Municipality to the north, Bodø Municipality to the west, and Saltdal Municipality to the southeast. The town is located on the northern shore of Skjerstad Fjord. The municipality is the 90th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Fauske is the 116th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 9,827. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 2.8% over the previous 10-year period. General information The municipality was established on 1 Janua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fauske (town)
or is a town in Fauske Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is also the administrative centre of Fauske Municipality. The town is located on the shore of the Skjerstad Fjord, about east of the town of Bodø and about west of the border with Sweden. The lake Nervatnet lies on the southeast side of the town. The town has a population (2023) of 6,252 and a population density of . Fauske was established as a town in 1998 when the municipal council of Fauske Municipality designated it as such. It is the site of the local municipal government. Fauske Church and the Fauske Upper Secondary School are both located in the town as well. A historic area in the town is also part of the Nordland Museum. here are various types of industry in Fauske, especially industries related to the local mining of marble. Name The town (originally the municipality and historic Church of Norway parish) is named after the old ''Fauske'' farm () since the first Fauske Church was built t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fauske Church
Fauske Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Fauske Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the town of Fauske. It is the church for the Fauske parish which is part of the Salten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1869 using plans drawn up by the architect B. Sneve. The church seats about 280 people. History The people of the Fauske area first petitioned the King for a church in their village in 1841. At that time, Skjerstad Church was the main church for the area, but that was a distance away, across a large fjord. After about 20 years of discussions, requests, and committee meetings debating whether or not to have the church and if so, who would pay for it. In 1861, the local municipal council voted to recommend the construction of a church in Fauske. On 25 January 1866, the parish received royal permission to construct the church. The church building was complete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helene Gigstad Fauske
Helene Gigstad Fauske (born 31 January 1997) is a Norwegian handball player for Odense Håndbold and the Norwegian national team. Career Stabæk Fauske started her career at her hometown club Stabæk IF, where she made her senior debut in the 2013-14 season. She represented Norway at the 2016 Women's Junior World Handball Championship, placing 5th, at the 2015 European Women's U-19 Handball Championship, placing 6th and at the 2013 Youth European Championship, placing 7th. FC Midtjylland In 2017 she joined FC Midtjylland. Here she won the Danish Cup in 2019. In the same season the club reached the final of the Danish Championship, where they lost to Team Esbjerg. At the 2017 World Championship, she won silver medals with Norway, losing to France in the final. She was included in the team for the final to replace the injured Silje Solberg. In October 2020, Fauske announced that she no longer would be available to the national team, as she did not feel, she was good enoug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fauske Lysverk
Fauske Lysverk is a private power company that operates the power grid in Fauske Municipality in Nordland county, Norway with 6,000 customers and of power lines. The company does not have any of its own power production. The largest owner is Fauske Municipality or is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality located in Nordland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Salten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Fauske (t ... (44.64%), Bodø Energi (12.4%) and Salten Kraftsamband. Fauske Lysverk was founded in 1913. As of May 2004 the number of shareholders in the company were 552. The name was later changed to ''Indre Salten Energi''. References Electric power companies of Norway Companies based in Nordland Energy companies established in 1913 1913 establishments in Norway Renewable resource companies established in 1913 {{energy-company-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reidar Fauske Sognnaes
Reidar Sognnaes (November 6, 1911 – September 21, 1984) was Dean of the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, founding Dean of the UCLA School of Dentistry and scholar in the field of oral pathology. Biography Reidar Fauske Sognnaes was born in Bergen, Norway. Sognnæs grew up in Bergen and took his final exams at Tanks gymnas in 1931. He took the first part of dental education in Leipzig, and concluded with an examination at the Norwegian Dental School (''Norges Tannlegehøyskole'') in 1936. He participated in a Norwegian scientific expedition to Tristan da Cunha during 1937-38. Sognnaes came to America in 1938 as an intern at the Forsyth Dental Infirmary for Children in Boston. He continued on as a Carnegie Dental Fellow at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in New York, where he earned a master of science degree in physiology and a Ph.D. in pathology in 1941. Following World War II, in which he served in the Royal Norwegian Air Force, Sognnaes acce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
