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Levanger (other)
Levanger is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. Levanger may also refer to: Places * Levanger (town), a town in the municipality of Levanger in Trøndelag county, Norway * Levanger landsogn, a former municipality (1856–1962) in Trøndelag county, Norway *Levanger Church, a church in the municipality of Levanger in Trøndelag county, Norway *Levanger Hospital, a hospital serving the Innherred region of Trøndelag county, Norway *Levanger Station, a railway station in Trøndelag county, Norway *''Levanger'', a dialect-specific name for the locality of Lövånger in Skellefteå Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden Other * Levanger FK, a Norwegian football club located in Levanger, Norway *''Levanger-Avisa ''Levanger-Avisa'' is a regional newspaper in Norway. The newspaper was founded in 1848 and it is Norway's fifth-oldest newspaper. It is part of Adresseavisen Media Group. The publisher is a company with the same name, Levanger-Avisa AS. ''Levange ...'', a newspap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levanger
Levanger is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the district of Innherred. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Levanger. Some of the notable villages in the municipality include Alstadhaug, Ekne, Hokstad, Markabygd, Momarka, Frol, Mule, Nesset, Okkenhaug, Ronglan, Skogn, and Åsen. The town of Levanger lies at the mouth of the Levangselva river along the Trondheimsfjord. One of the main roads through the town is Kirkegata. The town has a population (6 October 2020) of 10,333. The population density is . The town has held "town status" as of 1997 and houses a campus of the Nord University as of 2016. Levanger is a member of the Italian initiative, Cittaslow, for ''slow towns'' that don't adopt a "fast-lane" approach that is so common in most modern towns. The municipality is the 174th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Levanger is the 62nd most populous municipality in Norway with a populat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levanger (town)
Levanger is a university town and the administrative center of Levanger Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The town is located along the eastern shore of the Trondheimsfjorden, at the mouth of the river Levangselva. The town is located about half-way between the towns of Steinkjer and Stjørdalshalsen. Prior to 1962, the town of Levanger and its immediate vicinity was its own municipality. The town houses a campus of the Nord University. The town has a population (2018) of 10,189 and a population density of . History The kjøpstad of Levanger was founded by Carl III, king of Sweden, on 18 May 1836, on the site where the village of Levanger already existed. The village had expanded from the traditional winter fair, known as the ''marsimartnan'' (lit. ''the St. Marcus Market of Levanger''), dating back to the 13th century. In October 1836, as the town's borders set, Commissioner Mons Lie proposed that "the town shall bear the name of ''Carlslevanger'', so the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levanger Landsogn
Frol is a former municipality in the old Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1856 until its dissolution in 1962. The municipality was first known as ''Levanger landsogn'' and then in 1911 the name was changed to ''Frol''. The municipality included all the area surrounding the town of Levanger in what is now the municipality of Levanger in Trøndelag county. History The municipality was established as ''Levanger landsogn'' in 1856 when the old Levanger formannskapsdistrikt was divided into two municipalities the "town" (''kjøpstad'') and the "rural district" (''landsogn''). The two municipalities were named '' Levanger kjøpstad'' (population: 1,017) and ''Levanger landsogn'' (population: 2,290). On 28 November 1874, two uninhabited parts of the neighboring municipality of Skogn were transferred to ''Levanger landsogn'' by a royal resolution. On 13 November 1951, the Lillemarksbakkene area in Frol (population: 51) was transferred to the town of Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levanger Church
Levanger Church ( no, Levanger kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Levanger municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The church is located in the town of Levanger, along the road Kirkegata. It is the main church for the Levanger parish which is part of the Stiklestad prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, plastered brick church was built during 1902 in a long church design in an Art Nouveau style using plans drawn up by the architect Karl Norum (1852-1911). The church seats about 550 people. History The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1432, but the church was likely built much earlier. In chapter 12 of the historical book Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu, an Icelandic saga, hints are given about a church in Levanger as Gunnlaug died after a fight and was buried by this church. The incidents took place around the year 1008. Thus, it is possible that a wooden church was built in Levanger around the year 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levanger Hospital
Levanger Hospital ( no, Sykehuset Levanger) is a hospital located in the town of Levanger in the municipality of Levanger in Trøndelag county, Norway. The hospital is located along the road Kirkegata on the west side of the town of Levanger. Along with Namsos Hospital, this is one of two hospitals in the old Nord-Trøndelag county (now part of Trøndelag county). Both hospitals are managed by the Nord-Trøndelag Hospital Trust. Levanger Hospital generally serves the southern and central parts of northern Trøndelag county. History The decision to build the hospital was made in 1840, and it was opened in 1844. On 1 April 1844, Peter Wilhelm Kreidahl Dietrichson was appointed as the chief physician A physician (American English), medical practitioner (Commonwealth English), medical doctor, or simply doctor, is a health professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring health through th ... of the hospital. Former names f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levanger Station
Levanger Station ( no, Levanger stasjon) is a railway station located in the centre of the town of Levanger in the municipality of Levanger in Trøndelag county, Norway. The station is located along the Nordland Line. The station serves both local and express trains northbound through Innherred and to Nordland, and southbound to Trondheim. The Trøndelag Commuter Rail, which runs between Steinkjer and Trondheim, stops at Levanger, and operates at a one-hour intervals. History The station was opened on 29 October 1902 on the Hell–Sunnan Line as the section to Levanger was finished. There was at the time of construction a controversy as to whether the station should be in the western or eastern part of town. Operation of the restaurant was run by Norsk Spisevognselskap Norsk Spisevognselskap A/S, often abbreviated NSS or shortened to Spisevognselskapet (Norwegian for "The Dining Car Company"), was a Norwegian state enterprise which operated restaurant carriages on Norwegian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lövånger
Lövånger ( Lövånger dialect ''Levanger'', Ume Sami ''Liävåŋkkere'') is a locality situated in Skellefteå Municipality, Västerbotten County Västerbotten County ( sv, Västerbottens län) is a county or '' län'' in the north of Sweden. It shares the borders with the counties of Västernorrland, Jämtland, and Norrbotten, as well as the Norwegian county of Nordland and the Gulf ..., Sweden with 761 inhabitants in 2010. References External links * Lövånger Portal Populated places in Västerbotten County Populated places in Skellefteå Municipality {{Västerbotten-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levanger FK
Levanger Fotballklubb is a Norwegian football club located in Levanger. The club currently plays in the 2. divisjon, the third tier of the Norwegian football league system. Founded 20 May 1996, Levanger FK is the result of a merger between SK Nessegutten Sportsklubben Nessegutten is a multi-sports club from Levanger, Norway. It has divisions for football, athletics, handball, orienteering, skiing, speed skating, tennis and artistic gymnastics. It was founded on 20 April 1929. The football club re ... and IL Sverre. Recent history : Source: Current squad References External links Official websiteTOBB Arena Levanger - Nordic Stadiums Football clubs in Norway Sport in Trøndelag Levanger Association football clubs established in 1996 1996 establishments in Norway {{norway-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levanger-Avisa
''Levanger-Avisa'' is a regional newspaper in Norway. The newspaper was founded in 1848 and it is Norway's fifth-oldest newspaper. It is part of Adresseavisen Media Group. The publisher is a company with the same name, Levanger-Avisa AS. ''Levanger-Avisa'' became the Local Newspaper of the Year in Norway in 1999. See also List of Norwegian newspapers The number of national daily newspapers in Norway was 96 in 1950, whereas it was 83 in 1965. A total of 191 newspapers was published in 1969. There were 221 newspapers in the country in 1996. The number of the newspaper was 233 in the country in 1 ... References External links www.levangeravisa.no 1848 establishments in Norway Newspapers published in Norway Mass media in Trøndelag Norwegian-language newspapers Polaris Media Publications established in 1848 {{norway-newspaper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
