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Kvæfjord
Kvæfjord may refer to: Places * Kvæfjord Municipality, a municipality in Troms county, Norway * Kvæfjorden, a fjord in Troms and Nordland counties in Norway * Kvæfjord Church, a church in Kvæfjord Municipality in Troms county, Norway Other * Kvæfjord cake, a Norwegian cake sometimes referred to as the national cake of Norway {{dab, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kvæfjord Municipality
Kvæfjord () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Troms Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional region of Central Hålogaland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Borkenes. Other villages include Hundstad, Langvassbukta, and Revsnes, Troms, Revsnes. Together with the neighboring Harstad Municipality, the two municipalities cover a large part of the island of Hinnøya in the southern part of the Troms county. Kvæfjord consists mostly of mountains and fjords. The municipality centers on the Kvæfjorden and Gullesfjorden. Kvæfjord is also where the Norwegian national cake, Kvæfjord cake, originally comes from. The municipality is the 207th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Kvæfjord is the 237th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,845. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 8.4% over the previous 10-ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kvæfjord Church
Kvæfjord Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kvæfjord Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the village of Borkenes on the island of Hinnøya. It is the main church for the Kvæfjord parish which is part of the Trondenes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden, neo-Gothic church was built in a long church style in 1867 using plans drawn up by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 550 people. The building was consecrated on 30 July 1867. History The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1350, but the church was likely built around the year 1250. It is not known how many buildings stood on the site over the centuries, but in 1750, the Bishop Frederik Nannestad wrote that the Kvæfjord Church was a red, wooden, cruciform church. In 1764-1765 the old church was torn down and a new church was built on the same site. It was a timber-framed church in a cruci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
