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Norheimsund Vidaregåande Skule
Norheimsund is the administrative centre of the municipality of Kvam in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the northern side of the Hardangerfjord, about from the city of Bergen. The village of Øystese lies about to the northeast and the village of Vikøy lies about southeast of Norheimsund. The village of Steine, Vestland, Steine is a suburb, immediately to the west of Norheimsund. The village (which includes the neighboring village of Øystese) has a population (2019) of 4,399 and a population density of . Norheimsund has a lot of tourist traffic, especially in the summers. The waterfall Steinsdalsfossen, as of 2006 the 6th most visited natural tourist attraction in Norway, is located in Steine, just west of Norheimsund before the entrance to the Toka Gorge. Norheimsund is the seat of municipal government and largest commercial center in the municipality with about 50 stores. There is also some industry in the village with factories, wood processing plants, ...
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Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of Norway. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a Dependencies of Norway, dependency, and not a part of the Kingdom; Norway also Territorial claims in Antarctica, claims the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. Norway has a population of 5.6 million. Its capital and largest city is Oslo. The country has a total area of . The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden, and is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast. Norway has an extensive coastline facing the Skagerrak strait, the North Atlantic Ocean, and the Barents Sea. The unified kingdom of Norway was established in 872 as a merger of Petty kingdoms of Norway, petty kingdoms and has existed continuously for years. From 1537 to 1814, Norway ...
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Øystese
Øystese is a village in the municipality of Kvam in Vestland county, Norway. It is located along the Hardangerfjord about east of the municipal centre of Norheimsund. Norwegian County Road 7 passes through the village. The village had a population (2012) of 1,881; giving the village a population density of . It is now considered part of the Norheimsund urban area, so separate village statistics are no longer tracked. The village is an industry centre for the municipality. It is a leading producer of lumber and there are also several furniture factories. The furniture design and manufacturing company Arthur Soltvedt Møbelfabrikk, also known as Pega Furniture, was first founded in Øystese in 1942. There is a dairy and cheese factory in Øystese. The factory used to produce gammalost cheese until 1990 when the production of that particular kind of cheese was moved to a different factory in Vikøyri. The Øystese Church from 1868 is located in the village center. There i ...
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World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war. Tanks in World War II, Tanks and Air warfare of World War II, aircraft played major roles, enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, first and only nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II is the List of wars by death toll, deadliest conflict in history, causing World War II casualties, the death of 70 to 85 million people, more than half of whom were civilians. Millions died in genocides, including the Holocaust, and by massacres, starvation, and disease. After the Allied victory, Allied-occupied Germany, Germany, Allied-occupied Austria, Austria, Occupation of Japan, Japan, a ...
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Nazi Occupation Of Norway
The occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany during the World War II, Second World War began on 9 April 1940 after Operation Weserübung. Conventional armed resistance to the Norwegian Campaign, German invasion ended on 10 June 1940, and Nazi Germany controlled Norway until the German Instrument of Surrender, capitulation of German forces in Europe on 8 May 1945. Throughout this period, a pro-German government named ''Quisling regime, Den nasjonale regjering'' ('the National Government') ruled Norway, while the Norwegian king Haakon VII and the prewar Nygaardsvold's Cabinet, government escaped to London, where they formed a government in exile. Civil rule was effectively assumed by the Reichskommissariat Norwegen (Reich Commissariat of Norway), which acted in collaboration with the pro-German puppet government. This period of military occupation is, in Norway, referred to as the "war years", "occupation period" or simply "the war". Background Having maintained its neutrality dur ...
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Norheimsund Vidaregåande Skule
Norheimsund is the administrative centre of the municipality of Kvam in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the northern side of the Hardangerfjord, about from the city of Bergen. The village of Øystese lies about to the northeast and the village of Vikøy lies about southeast of Norheimsund. The village of Steine, Vestland, Steine is a suburb, immediately to the west of Norheimsund. The village (which includes the neighboring village of Øystese) has a population (2019) of 4,399 and a population density of . Norheimsund has a lot of tourist traffic, especially in the summers. The waterfall Steinsdalsfossen, as of 2006 the 6th most visited natural tourist attraction in Norway, is located in Steine, just west of Norheimsund before the entrance to the Toka Gorge. Norheimsund is the seat of municipal government and largest commercial center in the municipality with about 50 stores. There is also some industry in the village with factories, wood processing plants, ...
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Norheimsund Church
Norheimsund Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kvam Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Norheimsund. It is one of the churches for the Vikøy parish which is part of the Hardanger og Voss prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The brick church was built in a long church design in 1989 using plans drawn up by the architect Peder A. Ristesund from Bergen. The church seats about 700 people. History Historically, the people of Norheimsund were part of the Vikøy Church parish, meaning the people of Norheimsund had to travel several kilometers to the church located in Vikøy. In 1985, a foundation was formed in Norheimsund with the sole purpose of trying to raise money and support for a church to be built in Norheimsund. In 1986, there was a groundbreaking ceremony and work began on the new church. It was designed by the Bergen architect Peder Ristesund. The church was consecrated on 4 June 1989 by the Bishop Per Lønning. ...
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Hordaland Folkeblad
''Hordaland Folkeblad'' (The Hordaland People's Gazette) is a local Norwegian newspaper published in Norheimsund in Vestland county. The newspaper was established in 1873 and is one of the oldest local newspapers in Norway. It covers news in the municipalities of Kvam and Jondal. ''Hordaland Folkeblad'' is published twice a week, on Tuesdays and Fridays, and appears in Nynorsk. Locally, the newspaper is often referred to as ''Skaaralappen'' ('Skaar's slip') after Nils Nilsson Skaar (1852–1948), who became the paper's editor in 1878 and its sole owner in 1889. The current editor is Sigbjørn Linga, who assumed the position in 2013. Circulation According to the Norwegian Media Businesses' Association The Norwegian Media Businesses' Association (, MBL) is an employers' organisation in Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote ..., ''Hordaland Folkeblad'' has h ...
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Wood Processing
Wood processing is an engineering discipline in the wood industry comprising the production of forest products, such as pulp and paper, construction materials, and tall oil. Paper engineering is a subfield of wood processing. The major wood product categories are: sawn timber, wood-based panels, wood chips, paper and paper products and miscellaneous others including poles and railway sleepers. Forest product processing technologies have undergone extraordinary advances in some of the above categories. Improvements have been achieved in recovery rates, durability and protection, greater utilization of NTFPs such as various grain stalks and bamboo, and the development of new products such as reconstituted wood-panels. Progress has not been homogeneous in all the forest product utilization categories. Although there is little information available on the subjects of technology acquisition, adaptation and innovation for the forest-based industrial sector, it is clear t ...
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Toka Gorge
The Toka Gorge () is a river gorge in Kvam, Norway. The gorge lies west of the village of Norheimsund in Hordaland county. The gorge is traversed by Norwegian County Road 7, which was laid out around 1890, started being built in 1903, and it was opened in 1907. Large parts of the road were built by hand while workers hung on ropes against the sheer mountainside. A new route with four tunnels was built between 1953 and 1956. In 2009 the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage protected the old road as part of the National Protection Plan for Roads, Bridges, and Road-Related Cultural Heritage. The name ''Tokagjelet'' comes from Old Norse ''tǫk'', the plural of ''tak'' 'grip, hold' plus ''gjel'' 'gorge, ravine' (< Old Norse ''gil''), and is suffixed with the definite article ''-et''.


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Steinsdalsfossen
Steinsdalsfossen (also called ''Øvsthusfossen'' or ''Øfsthusfossen'') is a waterfall in the village of Steine in the municipality of Kvam in Vestland county, Norway. The waterfall is located about west of the large village of Norheimsund which sits along the Hardangerfjorden. The waterfall is one of the most visited tourist sites in Norway. From the parking lot, the path goes along the waterfall, up a hill, and behind it where visitors can walk dryshod "into" the rumbling water. Steinsdalsfossen is high, with a main drop of , and has the greatest volume when the snow melts in May and June. Steinsdalsfossen is part of the Fosselva river that comes from the water of the lake Myklavatnet, located above sea level in the mountains above the waterfall. History The waterfall was formed in 1699 when the river found a new race.Natur Historisk Vegbok (2004) page 488, also 'Ættarbok for Kvam.' The Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany visited Steinsdalsfossen every summer (apart from two ...
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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 ...
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Steine, Vestland
Steine is a village in the municipality of Kvam in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the Steinsdalen valley which runs from the Kvamskogen area to the outskirts of the large village of Norheimsund. Norwegian County Road 7 runs through Steine. The Steinsdalsfossen Steinsdalsfossen (also called ''Øvsthusfossen'' or ''Øfsthusfossen'') is a waterfall in the village of Steine in the municipality of Kvam in Vestland county, Norway. The waterfall is located about west of the large village of Norheimsund whic ... waterfall is a notable tourist attraction in the village. References Kvam Villages in Vestland {{Vestland-geo-stub ...
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