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Å (other)
Å (historically ''Aa'') is a letter used in several Scandinavian, High German, and Finno-Permic languages. Å may also refer to: Places Å ( or ) means ''stream'' or ''river'' in Scandinavian languages. A number of places have been named Å: Norway *Å, Andøy, a village in Andøy municipality, Nordland county (Vesterålen) *Å, Ibestad, a village in Ibestad municipality, Troms county *Å, Lavangen, a village in Lavangen municipality, Troms county *Å, Meldal, a village in Meldal municipality, Trøndelag county *Å, Moskenes, a village in Moskenes municipality, Nordland county (Lofoten) *Å, Tranøy, a village in Tranøy municipality, Troms county *Å, Åfjord, a village in Åfjord municipality, Trøndelag county *Åfjord, a municipality in Trøndelag county (called ''Å'' from 1896 to 1963) Sweden *Å, Sweden, a village in Norrköping municipality, Östergötland county *Å, a village in Örnsköldsvik municipality, Västernorrland county *Å, a village in Kramfors municipal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Å, Andøy
Å is a village in Andøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located on the east coast of the island of Andøya along the Andfjorden. The village of Dverberg lies about to the north and the village of Åse lies about to the south. Its sign is often replaced due to people stealing it for novelty purposes. See also *List of short place names *Place names considered unusual Name The village (originally a farm) was first mentioned in 1567 ("Aa"). The name is from Old Norse Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and t ... ''á'', which means "(small) river". References Andøy Villages in Nordland Populated places of Arctic Norway {{Nordland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Å, Ibestad
Å is a village in Ibestad Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located about east of the town of Harstad on the southwest side of the island of Andørja, along the Bygda strait which goes between the Vågsfjorden and the Astafjorden. The village of Å and the neighboring villages of Laupstad and Ånstad altogether have a total population (2001) of 205 residents. The village is about north of the village of Sørvika where the undersea Ibestad Tunnel connects Andørja island to the neighboring island of Rolla, where Hamnvik, the municipal center is located. The village is named after the river ''Å-elva'', which flows past it from the nearby mountains of ''Snøtinden'', ''Ristindend'', and ''Åtinden''–all of which are more than above sea level. Name The village (originally a farm) was first mentioned in 1375 ("Aam"). The name was originally the plural of the Old Norse Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is a stage of development ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Å, Lavangen
Å is a village in Lavangen Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located along the northern shore of the Lavangen fjord, about north of the administrative centre of Tennevoll and about east of the town of Harstad. The population (2001) of the village was 79. The southern part of the village area is called ''Soløy'', and that is the location of Lavangen Church. Name The village (originally a farm) was first mentioned in 1610 ("Aa"). The name is from Old Norse ''á'', which means "(small) river" See also *Å, Ibestad in Ibestad municipality, Troms, Norway *Å, Tranøy Å is a village in Senja Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The village is home to 132 residents (2001). The village is about across the Vågsfjorden from the city of Harstad. There is a daycare in Å, the school, church, and ... in Tranøy municipality, Troms, Norway References Villages in Troms Lavangen {{Troms-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Å, Meldal
Å or Å Sentrum is a village in the municipality of Orkland in Trøndelag county, Norway. It lies along the Orkla River, about north of the border with the municipality of Rennebu. Å, has the postal address 7335 Jerpstad, to distinguish it from other places named Å. Agriculture is one of the village's most important industries. A person named Jo Aa, who died in the 1990s, lived in the village of Å, and he had the shortest name in Norway. Name The village (originally a farm) is first mentioned around 1435 "af Aam" (dative plural). The name is from the Old Norse ''Ár'', the plural of ''á'', meaning "(small) river". The name refers to the fact that the farm is lying between two rivers: the Orkla River Orkla may refer to: Places * Orkla (river), a river in Trøndelag county, Norway Business * Orkla Group (or ''Orkla ASA''), a large Norwegian company * Orkla Mining Company, a historic company in Norway * Orkla Metall, a former smelting company in ... and Reisa River. Until 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Å, Moskenes
Å (, from ''å'' meaning "stream") is a village in Moskenes Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located about southwest of the village of Sørvågen, Moskenes, Sørvågen on the island of Moskenesøya, towards the southern end of the Lofoten archipelago. It is connected to the rest of the archipelago by the European route E10 highway, which ends here. This part of the highway is also called King Olav's Road. Until the 1990s, Å was mainly a small fishing village specializing in stockfish, but since then tourism has taken over as the main economic activity. The town features the Lofoten Stockfish Museum and the Norwegian Fishing Village Museum as two big tourist attractions. Name The village (originally a farm) is first known to be mentioned in 1567 as "Aa". The name is from Old Norse word "''á"'' which means "(small) river". The name was spelled "''Aa"'' until 1917 when the Norwegian language reform changed the letter "''aa"'' to "''å"''. The village is somet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Å, Tranøy
Å is a village in Senja Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The village is home to 132 residents (2001). The village is about across the Vågsfjorden from the city of Harstad. There is a daycare in Å, the school, church, and stores, however, are located to the east in the neighboring village of Stonglandseidet. The village of Å is located on the southern part of the island of Senja. The village is located near the Åvatnet lake and is in the Ådalen valley. A small river flows from the lake through the village and into the fjord. Å is located at the base of the tall mountain, Åkollen. About to the west is Skrollsvika where there is a ferry connection to Harstad ( se, Hárstták) is the second-most populated municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is mostly located on the large island of Hinnøya. The municipal center is the Harstad (town), town of Harstad, the most populous town in Centra .... Name The village (originally a far ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Å, Åfjord
Å is a village in the municipality of Åfjord in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is also called Årnes or Å i Åfjord or just Åfjord. It is the administrative center of the municipality. The village is located at the end of the Åfjorden, about west of the village of By, Norway, By. The lake Stordalsvatnet lies just east of the village. Åfjord Church is located in Å, just west of the Nordalselva river. The village has a population (2018) of 1,212 and a population density of . Name The village is named after the old ''Aa'' farm, first referenced in 1329 as ''"Aom"''. The name "Aa" ( non, Ár) comes from the plural of ''á'' which means "(small) river", probably because two rivers run together beneath the farm. With the Norwegian language conflict, Norwegian spelling reforms in the early 20th century, the letter "Aa" was changed to "Å". On 13 July 1934, the name of the municipality was changed from "Å" to "Åfjord". Since then, the administrative centre in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Åfjord
Åfjord is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Fosen Districts of Norway, region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Å, Åfjord, Årnes. Other villages in the municipality include Revsnes, Trøndelag, Revsnes, Roan (village), Roan, Bessaker, Harsvika, and By, Norway, By. Åfjord is located on the northwestern side of the Fosen peninsula, northwest of the city of Trondheim. It is located between the municipalities of Ørland and Osen and to the west of Steinkjer, with Indre Fosen to the south. The municipality is the 74th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Åfjord is the 196th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 4,252. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 0.2% over the previous 10-year period. General information The municipality of ''Aafjord'' was established on 1 January 1838 (see fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Å, Sweden
Å is a small village and a parish in Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden. It has a population of about 200. There are also at least 12 other places in Sweden called Å, most of them only a farm or a few houses. Å is pronounced . Å, which means ''stream'' or ''small river'', is a contender for the title of shortest place-name in the world — although other places named Å as well as Ö and Y can make the same claim. As a consequence, many tourists have ventured to the village for the sole purpose of either taking photos of or stealing the place-name sign. The parish of Å is rich in ancient remains, of which the oldest date from the Stone Age The Stone Age was a broad prehistoric period during which stone was widely used to make tools with an edge, a point, or a percussion surface. The period lasted for roughly 3.4 million years, and ended between 4,000 BC and 2,000 BC, with t .... References Aa {{Östergötland-geo-stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Örnsköldsvik Municipality
Örnsköldsvik Municipality (, ) is one of Sweden's 290 municipalities, in Västernorrland County in northern Sweden. Its seat is in the town Örnsköldsvik. The present municipality was created in 1971 by the amalgamation of the ''City of Örnsköldsvik'' with seven former rural municipalities. Geography Örnsköldsvik is situated near the northern end of the "High Coast", which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and has the third longest suspension bridge in Europe, the Höga Kusten Bridge. The city is located around 100 km south of Umeå and 550 km north of Stockholm. The area is dominated by forest, but it also contains minor areas of agriculture. Localities The municipality of Örnsköldsvik consists of a number of parishes, within which are towns and villages. The population is distributed as follows: Parish (town) number of citizens (31 December 2005): * Örnsköldsvik: 9,123 * Arnäs: 7,653 * Anundsjö: 4,100 ** Bredbyn: 1,216 ** Mellansel: 821 * Skorped: 667 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kramfors Municipality
Kramfors Municipality (''Kramfors kommun'') is a municipality in Västernorrland County, northern Sweden. Its seat is located in the town Kramfors. The rural municipality of ''Gudmundrå'' was in 1947 made one of the last administrative cities of Sweden and got the name Kramfors from an industrial settlement. In 1952 many of the surrounding entities were grouped into larger municipalities. The nationwide reform in 1971 made Kramfors a unitary municipality, but the amalgamation process was not fulfilled until 1974. The number of original units within the present municipality is eleven, including Bjärtrå. The municipality features the Sandö Bridge, crossing the Ångerman River. It is a concrete bridge in one span, and with a length of 264 meters it was the longest of that kind from its inauguration 1943 to 1964. Nearby is a monument to the people killed in the Ådalen shootings, 1931, when the Swedish military shot socialist demonstrators, killing five. The UNESCO The Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Söderhamn Municipality
Söderhamn Municipality (''Söderhamns kommun'') is a municipality in Gävleborg County, in east central Sweden. The seat is located in Söderhamn. The present municipality was created in 1971 when the former ''City of Söderhamn'' was amalgamated with two rural municipalities and parts of a third. Localities * Bergvik * Ljusne * Marmaskogen * Marmaverken * Mohed *Sandarne * Skog *Söderala *Söderhamn (seat) *Vallvik *Vannsätter International relations Twin towns — Sister cities The municipality is twinned with: * Kunda, Estonia * Jakobstad, Finland * Os, Hordaland, Norway * Szczecinek Szczecinek ( ; German until 1945: ''Neustettin'') is a historic city in Middle Pomerania, northwestern Poland, with a population of more than 40,000 (2011). Formerly in the Koszalin Voivodeship (1950–1998), it has been the capital of Szczecinek ..., Poland References External links *Söderhamn- Official site Municipalities of Gävleborg County {{Gävleborg-geo- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
