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Gimsøy (municipality)
Gimsøy or Gimsøya may refer to: Places *''Gimsøy'', or Gimsøysand, a village in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway *Gimsøy Municipality, a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway *Gimsøya, an island and village area in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway *Gimsøy Church, a church in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway *Gimsøy Bridge, a bridge in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway *Gimsøy Abbey, a historic abbey in Skien Municipality in Telemark county, Norway *Gimsøy, Telemark, a village in Skien Municipality in Telemark county, Norway *Gimsøy Church (Telemark), a church in Skien Municipality in Telemark county, Norway {{dab, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gimsøysand
Gimsøysand or Gimsøy is a village in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located on the northeastern shore of the island of Gimsøya, southeast of the villages of Saupstad and Vinje. Gimsøy Church is located in the village. The church is built of wood. It was consecrated on 18 October 1876 and has 300 seats. The church was repaired after storms in 1887 and 1906, and also repaired in 1954–55. The village was the administrative centre of the old Gimsøy Municipality which existed from 1856 until 1964. References Vågan Villages in Nordland Lofoten Populated places of Arctic Norway {{Nordland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gimsøy Municipality
Gimsøy is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1856 until its dissolution in 1964. It was located in the northwestern part of what is now Vågan Municipality. The municipality consisted of the island of Gimsøya and the northwestern part of the larger neighboring island of Austvågøya. The municipality also included 407 other small islands as well as hundreds of little islets and skerries, all of which are located in the Lofoten archipelago. The administrative centre was located at the village of Gimsøysand, where the Gimsøy Church is located. Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the municipality was the 386th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Gimsøy Municipality was the 521st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,600. The municipality's population density was and its population had decreased by 10% over the previous 10-year period. General information The municipality of Gimsø ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gimsøya
Gimsøya is an island in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. Gimsøya is situated between the islands of Austvågøya and Vestvågøya in the Lofoten archipelago. The island has a population (2016) of 181. The European route E10 highway passes through Gimsøya linking the island to Austvågøya by the Gimsøystraumen Bridge and to the island of Vestvågøya by the Sundklakkstraumen Bridge. The main population centres on Gimsøya include Vinje (where Gimsøy Elementary school is located), Hov (where the golf course is located), Hovsund (where the marina and the abandoned fish factory is located), Barstrand (where some fishing industry is located), Gimsøysand (where Gimsøy Church is located), and Årrstranda. Historically, the island made up a large part of the old Gimsøy Municipality which existed from 1856 until its dissolution in 1964. Geography The southern and eastern part of Gimsøya is mountainous. The highest point is the tall Svarttinden (next to Bar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gimsøy Church
Gimsøy Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Gimsøysand on the island of Gimsøya. It is the main church for the ''Gimsøy og Strauman'' parish which is part of the Lofoten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1876 using plans drawn up by the architect Carl J. Bergstrøm. The church seats about 300 people. History Gimsøy Church has been around for a long time. The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1432 when Aslak Bolt referred to it in his writings, however the church was likely built during the 14th century. The church was originally located about to the northwest in the village of Vinje. In 1706, the old building was torn down and a new church was constructed on the same site that same year. It was a small cruciform log building with a tower over the central par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gimsøy Bridge
Gimsøy or Gimsøya may refer to: Places *''Gimsøy'', or Gimsøysand, a village in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway * Gimsøy Municipality, a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway * Gimsøya, an island and village area in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway * Gimsøy Church, a church in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway * Gimsøy Bridge, a bridge in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway * Gimsøy Abbey, a historic abbey in Skien Municipality in Telemark county, Norway * Gimsøy, Telemark, a village in Skien Municipality Skien () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Grenland, although historically it belonged to Grenmar/Skiensfjorden, while Gr ... in Telemark county, Norway * Gimsøy Church (Telemark), a church in Skien Municipality in Telemark county, Norway {{dab, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gimsøy Abbey
Gimsøy Abbey (''Gimsøy kloster'') was a Benedictine monastery located on the eastern end of the island of Klosterøya at Skien in Telemark, Norway. The island was commonly referred to as ''Gimsøy'' or ''Gjemsø''. History The abbey was founded in the first half of the 12th century by Dag Eilivsson and his wife Ragnhild Skoftesdotter at their estate Gimsøy. It was founded after Eilivsson had returned unharmed to Norway after having participated in the Norwegian Crusade to Jerusalem of Sigurd the Crusader in circa 1110. Their daughter Baugeid Dagsdatter (d. after 1161) later became an abbess there. His son and successor Gregorius Dagsson (d. 1161) is commonly reported to have been buried there. It is counted as the first monastery in Norway founded for women. The year of foundation is unknown. It is regarded as the perhaps first convent in Norway, and was thus founded prior to the second eldest convents of Norway, which were mostly all founded in about 1150. The convent was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skien Municipality
Skien () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Grenland, although historically it belonged to Grenmar/Skiensfjorden, while Grenland referred the Norsjø area and Bø, Telemark, Bø. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Skien (town), city of Skien, which is also the administrative centre of the whole county. Some of the notable villages in the municipality include Åfoss, Hoppestad, Klovholt, Luksefjell, Melum, Kilebygda, Skotfoss, Sneltvedt, and Valebø. The municipality is the 147th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Skien is the 18th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 55,924. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 5.5% over the previous 10-year period. The conurbation of Porsgrunn/Skien is reckoned by Statistics Norway to be the List of urban areas in Norway by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
