Leitebakk or Leitebakken is a small village on the island of Godøya in

Giske Municipality Giske is an island municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The municipality lies north-northwest of the town of Ålesund in the traditional district of Sunnmøre. The municipal centre is Valderhaugstrand. Other population centres inc ...

Møre og Romsdal Møre og Romsdal (; en, Møre and Romsdal) is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Trøndelag, Innlandet, and Vestland. The county administration is located in the town of Molde, while Ålesund is t ...

county,

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. The village is located about southeast of the isolated village of Alnes, where Alnes Lighthouse is located. Leitebakk is located at the end of the

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Godøy Tunnel that connects the island to the neighboring island of

Giske Giske is an island municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The municipality lies north-northwest of the town of Ålesund in the traditional district of Sunnmøre. The municipal centre is Valderhaugstrand. Other population centres in ...

Godøy Chapel Godøy Chapel ( no, Godøy kapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Sunndal Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on the small island of Godøy. It is an annex chapel in the Giske parish which is part of the Nordre ...

is located just south of the village of Leitebakk. The village has a population (2018) of 921 and a

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of .

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Villages in Møre og Romsdal Giske {{MøreRomsdal-geo-stub