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Britt Harkestad
Britt Harkestad (born 9 March 1946 in Kvam, Hordaland, Kvam) is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party (Norway), Christian Democratic Party. She was elected to the Storting, Norwegian Parliament from Hordaland in 1985, and was re-elected on one occasion. Harkestad was a member of the executive committee of Kvinnherad municipality council during the term 1979–1983, and a member of Hordaland county council from 1983 to 1987. References * 1946 births Living people Christian Democratic Party (Norway) politicians Members of the Storting Women members of the Storting 20th-century Norwegian politicians 20th-century Norwegian women politicians People from Kvam {{Norway-politician-1940s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kvam, Hordaland
Kvam is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The municipality is located along the Hardangerfjorden in the traditional district of Hardanger. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Norheimsund. Other larger settlements in the municipality include Øystese, Bru, Ålvik, Tørvikbygd, Omastranda, and Mundheim. Historically, the municipality was named ''Vikør''. The municipality is the 188th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Kvam is the 126th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 8,497. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 0.3% over the previous 10-year period. General information Name The Old Norse form of the name was ''Hvammr'', identical with the word ''hvammr'' which means "(small) valley", possibly referring the Steinsdalen valley west of Norheimsund. Before 1911, the municipality was named '' Vikør'', which comes from the Old Norse word ''Vikøyar''. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
