Sogn Og Fjordane (newspaper)
''Sogn og Fjordane'' was a Norwegian newspaper, published in Leikanger in Sogn og Fjordane county. It was named ''Sogn'' from 1932 to 1936. It started in Leikanger in 1932 by Ivar Tveit under the name ''Sogn''. After trial issues, the first ordinary issue came on 6 January 1933, and except for a period from August 1933 to May 1934 the newspaper was up and running. From 24 April 1936 the name was ''Sogn og Fjordane''. Ivar Tveit had previously edited Liberal and Agrarian newspapers, but ''Sogn og Fjordane'' was a more politically independent venture. In 1936 Einar Svartefoss was hired as a journalist in 1936, and during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany Tveit and Svartefoss shared responsibility. Although both took part in the Norwegian resistance movement, the newspaper survived during the Second World War. In 1947 it incorporated ''Sogns Tidende ''Sogns Tidend'' was a Norwegian newspaper, published in Sogndal in Sogn og Fjordane county. It was named ''Sogns Tidende'' from 18 ...
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Leikanger
Leikanger () is a former municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It was located on the northern shore of the Sognefjorden in the traditional district of Sogn. The administrative center was the village of Hermansverk, which also was the administrative center of the old Sogn og Fjordane county. The Leikanger/Hermansverk urban area had 2,144 inhabitants (2019), about 90% of the municipal population. This urban area is often called Systrond, which is why a person from Leikanger is often called ''Systrending''. The municipality is the 342nd largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Leikanger is the 302nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,331. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 8.1% over the last decade. General information Leikanger was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). The original municipality was large and it was identical to the old Lei ...
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