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Lensvik (municipality)
Lensvik is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county in Norway. The municipality existed from 1905 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality was located along the western shore of the Trondheimsfjorden and it encompassed the central part of what is now Orkland municipality in Trøndelag county. The administrative centre was the village of Lensvik where the Lensvik Church is located. History The municipality of Lensvik was established on 1 January 1905 when it was separated from the municipality of Rissa which originally spanned both sides of the Trondheimsfjorden. The separation left Lensvik municipality (population: 1,019) on the west side of the fjord and the remainder of Rissa on the east side of the fjord. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the municipality of Lensvik (population: 1,136) was merged with the eastern part of Agdenes municipality (population: 858) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lensvik
Lensvik is a village in Orkland municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located on the western shore of the Trondheimsfjorden, just north of the village of Selbekken. Lensvik is the site of Lensvik Church, and it lies about north of the village of Ingdalen. The lake Øyangsvatnet is located about to the west of Lensvik. Attractions Lensvik is often called the strawberry capital of Norway. The strawberries are sought after as far as the United States and France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac .... The strawberry season runs from July to August. The first week of July also holds the annual strawberry festival. Bi-annually, Lensvik holds "Street-Meets" bolstering the largest engines driven by the largest egos. It's not uncommon to see a large plum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |