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Røst
Rost, Røst, or Röst may refer to: Places Germany * Tensbüttel-Röst, municipality in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany Norway *Røst Municipality, an island municipality in Nordland county, Norway *Røstlandet (also known as ''Røst''), an island within Røst Municipality in Nordland county, Norway *Røstlandet (village) (also known as ''Røst''), a village in Røst Municipality in Nordland county, Norway *Røst Airport, an airport in Røst Municipality in Nordland county, Norway *Røst Church, a church in Røst Municipality in Nordland county, Norway * Røst Reef, a deep-water coral reef off the coast of the Lofoten islands in Nordland county, Norway United States * Rost Township, Jackson County, Minnesota, township in Jackson County, Minnesota, United States * Rost, Minnesota, unincorporated community, United States People * Andrea Rost (born 1962), a Hungarian lyric soprano * Burkhard Rost (born 1961), a German scientist - computational biologists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Røst Municipality
Røst is a small island List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Nordland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Lofoten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Røstlandet (village), village of Røstlandet on the island of Røstlandet. The island municipality is very small and is essentially a large fishing village centered around Røstlandet. Many of the residents are involved in the fishing industry or support the industry. There are six fish farms in Røst. During the main fishing season, there can be up to 600 fishing boats based out of Røst. The municipality is the 354th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Røst is the 353rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 460. The municipality's population density is , and its population has decreased by 18.7% over the previous 10-year period. General information The municipality of Røst was established on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Røst Airport
Røst Airport (; ) is a regional airport serving Røst Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The airport is located on the northern edge of the main island of Røstlandet, just north of the main village of Røstlandet. It is owned and operated by the state-owned Avinor, and the tower is remotely controlled from Bodø. The airport handled 9,889 passengers in 2014. Services are provided by Widerøe, operating Dash 8-100 aircraft on contract with the Ministry of Transport and Communications to Bodø Airport and Leknes Airport. Røst was first served using seaplanes from the 1960s, and then by helicopters from 1970. Røst Airport opened on 1 June 1986, initially with Widerøe operating de Havilland Canada Twin Otters. From 2000 to 2001 the service was operated by Guard Air, and from 2003 to 2008 by Kato Air; otherwise Widerøe has flown the route. History Services to Røst started in 1965, when Widerøe commenced seaplane services to the island using de Havilland Canada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Røst Church
Røst Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Røst Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Røstlandet on the island of Røstlandet. It is the church for the Røst parish which is part of the Bodø domprosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1900 using plans drawn up by the architect A. Evjen. The church seats about 270 people. The building was consecrated on 26 September 1900. History Historical records first show a church in Røst in 1432, although the records show the church was not new at that time. The church in Røst changed locations over the centuries. The first known church was located near the present-day airport on the island, in a rather swampy area, about northwest of the present church site. (The site of the medieval church today is mostly underwater in a swampy area. The is likely because the old rock wall surrounding the churchyard has sun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Røst Reef
The Rost Reef () is a deep-water coral reef off the coast of the Lofoten islands in Nordland county, Norway. The reef was discovered in 2002, about west of the island of Røstlandet. It extends over a length of about , and has a width of up to . The reef is generated by the coral ''Lophelia pertusa'', and is the world's largest known ''Lophelia'' reef. It is also the world's largest known deep-water coral reef. The authorities have introduced regulations to protect the reef against trawling. The temperature of the waters near the bottom of the Rost coral reef is 2 °C. World Wide Fund for Nature, WWF recognises the Røst Reef as a global natural heritage that merits protection through Marine Protected Area (MPA) status. Flora and fauna The reef is generated by the coral ''Lophelia pertusa'', and it hosts a profuse marine population that ranges from plankton to fish. ''Lophelia'' is associated with Sea anemone, anemones, jellyfish and other animals. ''Lophelia'' are filter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Røstlandet
Røstlandet or simply Røst is an island in Røst Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The island makes up the majority of the land of the municipality and is home to most of its residents. The island is very low and marshy, with the highest point on the island only reaching above sea level. There are many small lakes on the island, many of the wetlands areas on the island are located in a protected nature reserve. The village of Røstlandet is a fishing village that covers the southeastern part of the island. Røst Airport is located on the northern part of the island. Røst Church is located in the village. The remaining uninhabited parts of the island are dominated by sheep Sheep (: sheep) or domestic sheep (''Ovis aries'') are a domesticated, ruminant mammal typically kept as livestock. Although the term ''sheep'' can apply to other species in the genus '' Ovis'', in everyday usage it almost always refers to d ... farming and racks for drying fish. Skom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Røstlandet (village)
Røstlandet is the administrative centre of Røst Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The fishing village covers the southeastern half of the island of Røstlandet. Røst Airport is located on the northern part of the island. Røst Church is located in the village and serves the people of Røst Municipality. The village has a population (2023) of 331 and a population density of . Despite its small size, the island attracts many tourists each year. The village is connected to several smaller islands to the southwest by bridges. There are regular ferry routes connecting the small island of Tjuvøya to the mainland town of Bodø and the nearby island municipalities of Moskenes and Værøy. Skomvær Lighthouse is located about southwest of the village. Despite its latitude located above 67°N latitude and lying above the Arctic Circle The Arctic Circle is one of the two polar circles, and the northernmost of the five major circle of latitude, circles of latitude as sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tensbüttel-Röst
Tensbüttel-Röst is a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. See also *Albersdorf (Amt Kirchspielslandgemeinde) Kirchspielslandgemeinde Albersdorf was an '' Amt'' ("collective municipality") in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. On 25 May 2008, it merged with the ''Amt'' Kirchspielslandgemeinde Meldorf-Land and the town Meldorf t ... References Municipalities in Schleswig-Holstein Dithmarschen {{Dithmarschen-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Rost (handballer)
Peter Rost (born 29 June 1951 in Leipzig, East Germany) is a former German Team handball player; today he works as a coach and an official in this sport. His biggest success was winning the Olympic gold medal as the captain of the national team of East Germany in Moscow in 1980. Rost played for SC Leipzig nationally. In 1966 he won the DDR youth championship, and in 1972, 1976 and 1979 he won the East German Championship with the club. In 1984 he was named East German handballer of the year. All in all, he played internationally for East Germany 216 times, scoring 339 goals. He was in the team that came in second in the 1974 World Championship in their own country. As a coach, he was responsible for the women's team from Frankfurt/Oder, the men's team of SC Magdeburg (1998/99) and of ThSV Eisenach (2001–2003). In 1999 he won the EHF European League with SC Magdeburg. In 2006 he joined the management of German handball club Concordia Delitzsch. In 2019 he was included in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meinoud Rost Van Tonningen
Meinoud Marinus Rost van Tonningen (19 February 1894 – 6 June 1945) was a Dutch politician of the National Socialist Movement (NSB). During the German occupation of the Netherlands in World War II, he collaborated extensively with the German occupation forces. He was the husband of Florentine Rost van Tonningen. Early life Meinoud Marinus Rost van Tonningen was born on 19 February 1894 on the island of Java, in the city of Surabaya in the Dutch East Indies (present-day Indonesia). He was the son of KNIL general Marinus Bernardus Rost van Tonningen, who had distinguished himself suppressing the revolts against Dutch rule on Lombok, Aceh and Bali. After high school he completed legal studies at the University of Leiden. In the periods 1923–1928 and 1931–1936, he was representative of the League of Nations in Vienna. His job was to monitor the Austrian financial policy. While stationed in Vienna, he developed strong anti-semitic and anti-communist convictions. He became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monika Rost
Monika Rost (born 21 February 1943)Józef Powroźniak: ''Gitarren-Lexikon'' (Berlin: Verlag Neue Musik, 1986), p.180. is a classical guitarist, lute player and musicologist. She studied with Ursula Peter at the Hochschule für Musik "Franz Liszt", Weimar, Liszt School of Music Weimar, Germany, and later became Professor and Head of Guitar there herself. She has performed in many countries, both solo and in a duo with Jürgen Rost, and has made a number of recordings. She has won many first prizes, including the Concours International de la Guitare in Paris (Radio France), "with special honours from the jury". She taught many successful performers and international guitar competition prize winners in her role at the Liszt School of Music Weimar. Her pupils have included Boyan Karanjuloff, Tomasz Zawierucha, Samuel Klemke and Nora Buschman. References 1943 births Education in Weimar German classical guitarists German women guitarists German lutenists Living people Women cla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Rost (doctor)
Peter Rost is an American former drug marketing executive who is most known for taking public stances critical of the pharmaceutical industry as an "insider" and whistleblower. He sued his last two pharmaceutical employers, Wyeth and Pfizer, the latter of which fired him in 2005. At Wyeth, he uncovered tax evasion practices, and after informing senior company executives, was transferred from Sweden to a post in New Jersey. Rost sued the company, saying that the transfer was a retaliatory demotion, though the company said it was a promotion. Rost settled with Wyeth for an undisclosed amount in 2003. At Pfizer, Rost filed a ''qui tam'' suit disclosing off-label marketing of Genotropin at Pharmacia prior to its purchase by Pfizer. The U.S. Department of Justice declined to join in Rost's suit as the marketing violations had already been disclosed to the Department by Pfizer. Rost was eventually fired by Pfizer, and sued for wrongful dismissal, but this lawsuit was summarily dismissed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randi J
Randi is both a given name, and a nickname in the English language, popular in North America and Norway. It is primarily a feminine name, although there is recorded usage of the name by men. It may have originated as a pet form of '' Miranda'' or as a feminine form of ''Randy''. In turn, Randy was originally derived from the names '' Randall'', '' Randolf'', '' Randolph'', '' Bertrand'' and ''Andrew''. In Norway, Randi is a feminine name that emerged in the 1400s as a short form of Ragnfrid (). The original meaning in Old Norse is "God-lovable". Ragnfríðr was famously used about three different people in runic inscriptions from the Viking era. Later the variant Rangdid was common in the Middle Ages. Over 20 people with the name were mentioned in the Regesta Norvegica. By the 1600s the variant Randi was a common feminine name in Norway. Women known as Randi * Randi Altschul (born 1960), American toy inventor * Randi Anda (1898–1999), Norwegian politician * Randi Bakke (190 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
