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Flakstad
Flakstad is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of the island group Lofoten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Ramberg. Other villages include Fredvang, Napp, Nusfjord, and Vareid. The municipality is located in the Lofoten Islands and comprises the entire island of Flakstadøya and the northern part of the island of Moskenesøya. The European route E10 highway runs across the whole municipality. The municipality is the 311th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Flakstad is the 317th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,216. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 12.1% over the previous 10-year period. General information The municipality of Flakstad was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 1 July 1916, the southern part of the municipality (population: 1,306) was separated to form t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flakstad Church
Flakstad Church ( no, Flakstad kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Flakstad Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the Flakstad (village), village of Flakstad. It is the church for the Flakstad parish which is part of the Lofoten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The red, wooden church was built in a Churches in Norway#Floor plan, cruciform style in 1780. The church seats about 300 people. It is the millennium site for Flakstad Municipality. The long, low church building is a cog-jointed construction using timbers clad externally with red-painted wooden paneling, as was usual at the end of the eighteenth century. The small-paned windows have white frames. The roof is covered with tiles and a ridge turret with an onion dome and spire crowns the intersection of the cross arms. History Flakstad Church was first mentioned in existing written sources in 1430, but it was likely built before that time. The church has a limestone bapt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
