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Ã…sen
Åsen is a village in Levanger Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located between the lakes Hammervatnet and Hoklingen. The European route E06 highway and the Nordlandsbanen railway line both pass through the village. The train stops at Åsen Station. The village is centered around the agriculture and forestry industries. There is also some woodworking industries, including an organ-making factory. The village is also the site of Åsen Church. The village has a population (2024) of 684 and a population density of . From 1838 until 1962, the village of Åsen was the administrative centre of the old Åsen Municipality. See also *John Johnsen Wold References {{DEFAULTSORT:Aasen Villages in Trøndelag Levanger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ã…sen Municipality
Åsen is a List of former municipalities of Norway, former municipality in the old Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1962. The municipality was located to the southwestern part of what is now Levanger Municipality in Trøndelag county, roughly bordered in the north by the lakes Hammervatnet and Hoklingen, and by the Åsenfjorden to the west. The administrative centre was the village of Åsen. Prior to its dissolution in 1962, the municipality was the 455th largest by area out of the 731 municipalities in Norway. Åsen Municipality was the 468th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,931. The municipality's population density was and its population had decreased by 5.2% over the previous 10-year period. History The prestegjeld, parish of ''Aasen'' was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). The spelling was later changed to ''Åsen''. During the 1960s, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ã…sen Church
Åsen Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Levanger Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Åsen. It is the church for the Åsen parish which is part of the Stiklestad prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a long church plan and in a Swiss chalet style in 1904 using plans drawn up by the architect Ole Røising. The church seats about 400 people. History The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1432, but the church was not new at that time. The first church in Åsen was a stave church that was located at Vang, about northeast of the present church site. This church was likely built during the 13th century. During the first half of the 17th century, the old stave church was torn down and replaced with a new timber-framed church on the same site. The new church had a rectangular nave with a narrower, rectangular chancel with a lower roof line. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ã…sen Station
Åsen Station () is a railway station located in the village of Åsen in Levanger Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located on the Nordland Line. The station is served hourly by SJ Norge's Trøndelag Commuter Rail service to Steinkjer and Trondheim Trondheim ( , , ; ), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros, and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2022, it had a population of 212,660. Trondheim is the third most populous municipality in Norway, and is .... The station also serves Frosta Municipality via bus routes provided by AtB. History The station was opened as Aasen on 29 October 1902 on the Hell–Sunnan Line railway line between Hell Station and Levanger Station as the section to Levanger was finished. Åsen was designed by architect Paul Due and was built with a surrounding park. In April 1921, the name of the station was changed to the current Åsen. The current building is from 1944, but it is no longe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levanger Municipality
Levanger is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the district of Innherred. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Levanger (town), town of Levanger. Some of the notable villages in the municipality include Alstadhaug, Ekne, Hokstad, Markabygda, Momarka, Mule, Norway, Mule, Nesset, Levanger, Nesset, Okkenhaug, Ronglan, Skogn, and Åsen. The Levanger (town), town of Levanger lies at the mouth of the Levangselva river along the Trondheimsfjord. One of the main roads through the town is Kirkegata (Levanger), Kirkegata. The town has a population (2024) of 10,813, meaning about half the municipal residents live in the town. The town has held "town status" as of 1997 and houses a campus of the Nord University as of 2016. The municipality is the 174th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Levanger is the 64th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 20,574. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nordlandsbanen
The Nordland Line (, ) is a railway line between Trondheim and Bodø, Norway. It is the longest in Norway and lacks electrification. The route runs through Trøndelag and Nordland counties, carrying a combination of commuter, long-haul passenger and freight trains. From Trondheim Central Station to Steinkjer Station the line is most heavily used, with hourly services by the Trøndelag Commuter Rail. There are three branch lines—the Stavne–Leangen Line at Leangen Station, the Meråker Line at Hell Station and the Namsos Line at Grong Station. The section from Trondheim to Hell opened on 22 July 1882. The next section, initially the Hell–Sunnan Line, opened in stages between 1902 and 1905. The line was lengthened to Snåsa Station on 30 October 1926 and then to Grong on 30 November 1929. Construction continued in a slow pace northwards, but was accelerated by the Wehrmacht after the 1940 occupation. The line was built through most of Helgeland and opened in seven s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Route E06
European route E6 (, , or simply E6) is the main north–south thoroughfare through Norway as well as the west coast of Sweden. It is long and runs from the southern tip of Sweden at Trelleborg, into Norway and through almost all of the country north to the Arctic Circle and Nordkapp. The route ends in Kirkenes close to the Russian border. Route From south to north, the E6 runs through Trelleborg, Malmö, Helsingborg, Halmstad, Gothenburg, Svinesund in Sweden, before crossing the border at the Svinesund Bridge into Norway. It then passes Halden, Sarpsborg, Moss, Vestby to the capital Oslo. North of this, it passes by Gardermoen, Hamar, Lillehammer, Dombås, Oppdal, Melhus to Trondheim. Beyond Trondheim, the E6 meets Stjørdalshalsen, Verdalsøra, Steinkjer, Grong, Mosjøen, Mo i Rana, then over the Saltfjellet mountains. It then passes through Rognan, Fauske, and Hamarøy towards Bognes, where there is a ferry crossing over the Tysfjorden to Skarberget. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoklingen
Hoklingen is a lake in Levanger Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The lake lies just to the east of the village of Åsen and about south of the village of Skogn. The lake Movatnet is the main inflow of water into Hoklingen. There is a small dam that regulates the outflow of water at the southwest end of the lake. The water flows out into the river Fossingelva which then flows into the nearby lake Hammervatnet. See also *List of lakes in Norway This is a list of lakes and reservoirs in Norway, sorted by Counties of Norway, county. For the geography and history of lakes in that country, see Lakes in Norway, including: *Lakes in Norway#Largest lakes, List of largest lakes in Norway *L ... References Levanger Lakes of Trøndelag Reservoirs in Norway {{Trøndelag-lake-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hammervatnet
Hammervatnet is a lake in Levanger Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The lake lies on the north side of the village of Åsen. The European route E6 highway runs along the eastern tip of the lake. The nearby lake Hoklingen flows into the river Fossingelva which flows into Hammervatnet. The main outlet of Hammervatnet flows into the Hoplafjorden, an arm of the Trondheimsfjord. There are two large islands in the lake Hammervatnet: Innerøya and Ytterøya. The two islands are connected by a thin, marshy isthmus. See also *List of lakes in Norway This is a list of lakes and reservoirs in Norway, sorted by Counties of Norway, county. For the geography and history of lakes in that country, see Lakes in Norway, including: *Lakes in Norway#Largest lakes, List of largest lakes in Norway *L ... References {{authority control Levanger Lakes of Trøndelag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Johnsen Wold
John Johnsen Wold (12 March 1795 – 29 June 1889) was a Norwegian politician. He was elected to the Storting, Norwegian Parliament in 1845, representing the constituency of Nord-Trøndelag, Nordre Throndhjems Amt. He worked as a farmer there. He only served one term.John Johnsen Wold – Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD) References 1795 births 1889 deaths Politicians from Nord-Trøndelag Members of the Storting 1845–1847 {{Norway-politician-1790s-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland and many African countries, a (, , ) is a town or city that is important from an administrative perspective. Algeria The capitals of Algerian provinces, districts, and communes are called . Belgium The in Belgium is the administrative centre of each of the ten provinces of Belgium. Three of these cities also give their name to their province ( Antwerp, Liège and Namur). France The of a French department is known as the prefecture (). This is the town or city where the prefect of the department (and all services under their control) are situated, in a building also known as the prefecture. In every French region, one of the departments has preeminence over the others, and the prefect carries the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Population Density
Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (other), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical term.Matt RosenberPopulation Density Geography.about.com. March 2, 2011. Retrieved on December 10, 2011. Biological population densities Population density is population divided by total land area, sometimes including seas and oceans, as appropriate. Low densities may cause an extinction vortex and further reduce fertility. This is called the Allee effect after the scientist who identified it. Examples of the causes of reduced fertility in low population densities are: * Increased problems with locating sexual mates * Increased inbreeding Human densities Population density is the number of people per unit of area, usually transcribed as "per square kilometre" or square mile, and which may include or exclude, for example, ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunnskapsforlaget
Kunnskapsforlaget () is a Norwegian publishing company based in Oslo. Kunnskapsforlaget was established in 1975, as a partnership between H. Aschehoug & Co. (W. Nygaard) and Gyldendal Norsk Forlag. The purpose was to co-operate on publishing encyclopaedias and dictionaries. The first volume of Store norske leksikon The ''Great Norwegian Encyclopedia'' (, abbreviated ''SNL'') is a Norwegian-language online encyclopedia. It has several subdivisions, including the Norsk biografisk leksikon. The online encyclopedia is among the most-read Norwegian publishe ... (SNL) was published in 1978. A total of four editions was published (the last one in 2004), before the online version was transferred to Institusjonen Fritt Ord og Sparebankstiftelsen DnB in 2011. Kunnskapsforlaget is the largest dictionary publisher in Norway. They publish both printed books, and digital dictionaries that are available through the online service Ordnett (launched in 2004). Their main languages a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
