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Lierne
Lierne may refer to: Places *Lierne Municipality, a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway * Lierne National Park, a national park in Trøndelag county, Norway Other *Lierne (vault) In Gothic architecture, a lierne is a tertiary rib connecting one rib to another, as opposed to connecting to a springer, or to the central boss. The resulting construction is called a lierne vault or stellar vault (named after the star shape ge ..., architectural term for an element of a vault * Lierne IL, a sports club from Lierne Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway {{dab, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lierne Municipality
Lierne is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen Districts of Norway, region, and it is the largest municipality by area in Trøndelag. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Sandvika, Lierne, Sandvika. Other villages include Inderdal, Mebygda, and Tunnsjø senter. The municipality borders Sweden to the south and east. Most of Lierne Municipality lies on the Swedish side of the drainage divide between Norway and Sweden. The municipality is the 16th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Lierne is the 314th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,301. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 6.1% over the previous 10-year period. General information The municipality of Lierne was established on 1 January 1874 when it was separated from the large Snåsa Municipality, Snaasen Municipality. Initial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lierne National Park
Lierne National Park () lies in Lierne Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The park was established on 17 December 2004 by a royal resolution. The park covers of land along the border with Sweden. The park lies east of the populated areas in Lierne Municipality, about southeast of the village of Sandvika and about northeast of the village of Mebygda. The park is dominated by a large mountainous region rich in lynx, wolverines, bears, and wildfowl. The rare Arctic fox The Arctic fox (''Vulpes lagopus''), also known as the white fox, polar fox, or snow fox, is a small species of fox native to the Arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere and common throughout the Tundra#Arctic tundra, Arctic tundra biome. I ... also lives in the area. Much of the land was formed during the last ice age. There are many peaks over above sea level, the highest of which is Hestkjøltopp at . There are many wetland areas with large swamps and open woodlands. References External li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lierne (vault)
In Gothic architecture, a lierne is a tertiary rib connecting one rib to another, as opposed to connecting to a springer, or to the central boss. The resulting construction is called a lierne vault or stellar vault (named after the star shape generated by connecting liernes). The term ''lierne'' comes from the French ''lier'' (to bind). In England, the lierne came into use during the 14th-century Decorated period of architecture. Gloucester Cathedral offers a good example of lierne vaulting. In France, examples occur in Flamboyant architecture, such as in the Church of Saint-Pierre in Caen. The vault-plan diagram of Ely Choir shows the ribs as double lines. The main longitudinal ridge rib (middle vertical lines) and transverse ridge ribs (alternate horizontal lines) intersect each other at the central bosses (large circles). The longitudinal ridge rib runs down the centre of the choir, and the transverse ridge ribs span from the apex of each window at the sides of the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
