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Flakstad
Flakstad may refer to: Places *Flakstad Municipality, a municipality in the Lofoten district of Nordland county, Norway *Flakstad (village), a small village within Flakstad Municipality in the Lofoten district of Nordland county, Norway *Flakstad Church, a church in Flakstad Municipality in the Lofoten district of Nordland county, Norway *Flakstad Island, or Flakstadøya, an island within Flakstad Municipality in the Lofoten district of Nordland county, Norway People *Nils Erik Flakstad (politician) (1876-1939), a Norwegian businessperson and politician *Nils Erik Flakstad (sculptor) (1907-1979), a Norwegian sculptor *Sunniva Flakstad Ihle (born 1983), a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party Other *Flakstad IL, a sports club based in Flakstad Municipality in the Lofoten district of Nordland county, Norway {{dab, geo, surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flakstad Municipality
Flakstad is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Nordland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional district of the island group Lofoten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Ramberg, Flakstad, Ramberg. Other villages in the municipality include Fredvang, Napp, Norway, Napp, Nusfjord, Sund, Flakstad, Sund, 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, plus many smaller islets surrounding the main islands. The European route E10 highway runs across the whole municipality. The municipality is the 312th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Flakstad is the 318th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,229. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 10.2% over the previous 10-year period. General informatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flakstad Church
Flakstad Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Flakstad Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the 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 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 baptismal font that dates back to 1250–1300, which suggests that the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flakstad (village)
Flakstad is a village in Flakstad Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located on the island of Flakstadøya about to the northeast of the village of Ramberg. Flakstad Church is located in the village, just north of the European route E10 European route E10 is the second shortest Class A road which is part of the International E-road network. It begins in Å, Norway, and ends in Luleå, Sweden. The road is about in length. The Norwegian part of the road is also named Kong Ol ... highway. References Flakstad Villages in Nordland {{Nordland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flakstadøya
Flakstadøya is an island in the Lofoten archipelago in Nordland county, Norway. The entire island lies within Flakstad Municipality with the Vestfjorden on the east side of the island and the Norwegian Sea on the west side of the island. Geography The island is connected to the neighboring island of Moskenesøya (to the south and west) by the Kåkern Bridge and Fredvang Bridges. It is connected to the island of Vestvågøya (to the northeast) through the undersea Nappstraum Tunnel. The European route E10 highway crosses the island and connecting to the neighboring islands. There are several villages on the island including the 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 Belgi ... of the municipality, Ramberg, and others such as Fredvang, Nusfjord, Sund ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nils Erik Flakstad (sculptor)
Nils Erik Flakstad (born 9 August 1907 in Hamar, died on 31 July 1979 in Oslo) was a Norwegian sculptor, son of businessperson and politician Nils Erik Flakstad. He studied at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry from 1928 to 1930, and at the Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts from 1930 to 1932. He was a teacher at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry 1955–1975. He started as a painter and first began in the late 1930s with sculpture. Among his works include contributions at Oslo City Hall, in front of Haugesund City Hall, a relief of the Parliamentary stair hall at Stortinget, and monuments to fallen Norwegian patriots during World War II in Hamar, Haugesund and Akershus Fortress Akershus Fortress (, ) or Akershus Castle ( ) is a medieval castle in the Norwegian capital Oslo that was built to protect and provide a royal residence for the city. Since the Middle Ages the fortress has been the namesake and centre of the .... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nils Erik Flakstad (politician)
Nils Erik Flakstad (23 March 1876 – 9 December 1939) was a Norwegian businessperson and politician for the Conservative Party. He was born in Åmot Municipality as the son of a businessman. His maternal grandfather was Nils Jønsberg. He finished his secondary education in Hamar in 1894, enrolled in law studies and graduated as cand.jur. in 1899. He worked in Moss for two years before being hired as an attorney in Hamar in 1901. He was then CEO of the local savings bank from 1911 to 1931, and CEO of the local brewery from 1921 to 1937. From 1927 he was a member of the board of employers' organisation Norwegian Brewers as well as of Vinmonopolet.Nils Erik Flakstad – Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD) Flakstad was a member of the |
Sunniva Flakstad Ihle
Sunniva Flakstad Ihle (born 20 November 1983) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. Hailing from Øyer, she graduated from the University of Oslo with a bachelor's degree in European studies and an ESST master's degree (Science, Society and Technology in Europe). She was elected to the Oppland county council in 2003 and elected to both the Øyer municipal council and the Oppland county council in 2007. She also chaired Oppland Young Conservatives. Nationwide, Ihle became deputy leader of the Young Conservatives, the youth wing of the Conservative Party in 2006. From 2007 she served as secretary-general. Ihle was also elected as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway during the terms 2005–2009 and 2009–2013, albeit without meeting in parliamentary session. She was hired as the director of communications in the Conservative Party, being one of the chief strategists during election campaigns. In April 2017 she was appointed as a State Secre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
