Leknes is the

administrative centre An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located. In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...

of the municipality of Leka in

Trøndelag Trøndelag (; sma, Trööndelage) is a county in the central part of Norway. It was created in 1687, then named Trondhjem County ( no, Trondhjems Amt); in 1804 the county was split into Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag by the King of Denma ...

county,

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. The village is located on the northeastern part of the island of Leka in the northwestern part of Trøndelag county. The local church, Leka Church, sits on the south side of the village. There is also a shop and an elementary school.

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Leka, Norway Villages in Trøndelag {{Trøndelag-geo-stub