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Lena Pålsson
Lena or LENA may refer to: Places * Léna Department, a department of Houet Province in Burkina Faso * Lena, Manitoba, an unincorporated community located in Killarney-Turtle Mountain municipality in Manitoba, Canada * Lena, Norway, a village in Østre Toten municipality in Innlandet county, Norway * Lena, Asturias, a municipality in the Principality of Asturias, Spain Russia * Lena, Russia, a list of names of several rural localities in Russia * Lena (river), the easternmost of the three great rivers in Siberia * Lena Cheeks, a stretch of the river Lena with peculiar rock formations in Kirensky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia * Lena Pillars, a natural rock formation along the banks of the Lena River in far eastern Siberia * Lena Plateau, a large plateau in Siberia * Lena-Angara Plateau, a large plateau in Siberia United States * Lena, Illinois, a village in Stephenson County * Lena, Indiana, an unincorporated community in Parke County * Lena, Louisiana, an unincorporated communi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Léna Department
Lena is a Departments of Burkina Faso, department or commune of Houet Province in south-western Burkina Faso. Its capital lies in the town of Lena, Burkina Faso, Lena. Towns and villages * Bona (Lena), BonaReferences Departments of Burkina Faso Houet Province {{Houet-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lena, Mississippi
Lena is a town in Leake County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 148 at the 2010 census. The center of population of Mississippi is located in Lena. Geography Lena is located in southwestern Leake County at (32.589445, -89.594788). It is southwest of Carthage, the county seat, and northeast from Jackson (straight line). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 167 people, 77 households, and 48 families residing in the town. The population density was 99.3 people per square mile (38.4/km2). There were 96 housing units at an average density of 57.1 per square mile (22.1/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 90.42% White, 8.98% African American, and 0.60% from two or more races. There were 77 households, out of which 23.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.5% were married couples living together, 3.9% had a female householder with no husband prese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lena Massacre
The Lena Massacre or Lena Execution (russian: Ленский расстрел, ''Lenskiy rasstrel'') refers to the shooting of goldfield workers on strike in northeast Siberia near the Lena River on . The strike had been provoked by exceptionally harsh working conditions, and when the strike committee was arrested, a large crowd marched in protest. They were fired on by soldiers of the Imperial Russian Army, causing hundreds of casualties. The incident did much to stimulate revolutionary feeling in Russia, and Alexander Kerensky's reporting of it in the Duma brought him to public notice for the first time. The owners of the company At the time of the strike 66% of the shares of the Lena Gold Mining Partnership (Lenzoloto) (Access forbidden) were owned by Lena Goldfields, a company registered in London and traded in London, Paris and St. Petersburg. 70% of Lena Goldfields, or about 46% of Lenzoloto, was in the hands of Russian businessmen and managed by a committee of the Russ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lena (test Image)
Lenna (or Lena) is a standard test image used in the field of image processing since 1973. It is a picture of the Sweden, Swedish model Lena Forsén, shot by photographer Dwight Hooker, cropped from the centerfold of the November 1972 issue of ''Playboy'' magazine. The continued use of the image has attracted controversy, on both technical and social grounds, and many journals have discouraged or banned its use. Forsén herself has asked for the image to be retired. The spelling "Lenna" came from the model's desire to encourage the proper pronunciation of her name. "I didn't want to be called ''Lee''na []," she explained. IPA pronunciation of ''Lee''na inserted into the quotation in brackets for clarity. is a common English pronunciation of the name ''Lena''. The quotation reads, "At her suggestion, the editors [of Playboy] spelled her first name with an extra 'n,' to encourage proper pronunciation. 'I didn't want to be called Leena," she explained.' History Before Lenna, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lena (name)
Lena is a female given name. The name has evolved in different languages as a variation of several earlier names. In most derivations, and means “light”, “bright” and “shining”. Lena is popular,Arabic, Hindi, Swedish, French, Finnish, and some other cultures. Lena was the most popular name for girls born in Poland in 2013. This name is very popular with parents-to-be and is often chosen as a baby name. People with the given name * , Malayalam film actress * (born 1950), Swedish comic cr ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lena, South Carolina
Lena (also called Willingham) is an unincorporated community in Hampton County, South Carolina, United States, just east of Estill. Geography Lena is located at latitude 32.7535025ºN and longitude 81.2151029ºW, at an altitude of 108 feet (33 m). Early history Lena's history has largely been intertwined with the Southern Railroad (today's Norfolk Southern). From 1899 until the 1980s, Southern operated a line through Lena and nearby Allendale, Tarboro, and Furman. Called the "Southern Columbia to Savannah Route", the rail also ran through Barnwell and Blackville to the North. Its primary purpose for Southern was to increase north–south passenger/freight traffic by feeding into ACL ( Atlantic Coast Line) at Hardeeville for passage south to Florida or north to Charleston and other points. The rail line was built to compete with another north–south rail line operated nearby by Seaboard Air Line (also called the Florida Central & Peninsular, later Seaboard Coast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lena, Wisconsin
Lena is a village in Oconto County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 564 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Green Bay Metropolitan Statistical Area. The village is located within the Town of Lena. History Originally known as Maple Valley, Lena owes its location to the railroads. The first white family at the site that became Lena was the French-Swiss immigrant Étienne Clement Roserens (also spelled Rosera, 1831–1911) together with his French-Canadian wife Vitaline née Tessier (1842–1919), who established a homestead in October 1872. Their daughter Anna Rosera Hendricks (1874–1951) was the first white child born in the settlement. Rosera Street in Lena is named after the family. Other early white settlers in this vicinity arrived in the late 1870s and consisted primarily of French Canadian immigrants. One French Canadian immigrant was Sam Roy, also known as Sam King. King homesteaded land in 1872 and donated land for the first schoolhouse. As was common ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lena (town), Wisconsin
Lena is a town in Oconto County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 769 at the 2000 census. The Village of Lena is adjacent to the town. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 33.4 square miles (86.5 km2), all of it land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 769 people, 289 households, and 219 families residing in the town. The population density was 23.0 people per square mile (8.9/km2). There were 303 housing units at an average density of 9.1 per square mile (3.5/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 99.22% White, 0.26% Black or African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.13% from other races, and 0.13% from two or more races. 0.39% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 289 households, out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.3% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lena, Oregon
Lena is an unincorporated community in Morrow County, Oregon, United States. It is on Oregon Route 74 Oregon Route 74 is an Oregon, U.S. state highway running from Interstate 84 in Gilliam County to U.S. Route 395 in Umatilla County. OR 74 is known as the Heppner Highway No. 52 (see Oregon highways and routes The state highway system of the .... The community was named by C. E. Hinton, who was Lena's first postmaster, and J. S. Vinson. The post office operated from June 11, 1873, to August 31, 1942. Lena is now served by the Heppner post office. References Unincorporated communities in Morrow County, Oregon 1873 establishments in Oregon Populated places established in 1873 Unincorporated communities in Oregon {{MorrowCountyOR-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lena, Ohio
Lena is an unincorporated community in Miami County, in the U.S. state of Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta .... History Lena was originally called Elizabethtown, and under the latter name was laid out in 1830, and named for Elizabeth Robbins, the wife of a first settler. Another former variant name was Allen's, after Sylvanus Allen, a local postmaster. A post office called Allens was established in 1830, the name was changed to Lena in 1883, and the post office closed in 1914. Notable person A. B. Graham, an Ohio State University professor, was born near Lena in 1868. References Unincorporated communities in Miami County, Ohio Unincorporated communities in Ohio {{MiamiCountyOH-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lena, Nebraska
Lena is an unincorporated community in Arthur County, Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the southwe ..., United States. History Lena was named for Mrs. Lena Fellows, its first postmaster. References Unincorporated communities in Arthur County, Nebraska Unincorporated communities in Nebraska {{ArthurCountyNE-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lena, Louisiana
Lena is an unincorporated community in Rapides Parish, Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ..., United States. Its ZIP code is 71447. Notes Unincorporated communities in Rapides Parish, Louisiana Unincorporated communities in Louisiana {{Louisiana-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
