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Sørfjorden, Indre Fosen
Sørfjorden or Mælan is a village in Indre Fosen Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located at the head of the Sørfjorden (Trøndelag), Sørfjorden, an arm of the Stjørnfjorden. It is located about southeast of the village of Råkvåg, about east of Husbysjøen, about northeast of the village of Hasselvika, and about north of the lake Storvatnet (Indre Fosen), Storvatnet. Ramsvik Church is located on the north shore of the fjord, just west of the village. The village (including neighboring Husbysjøen) had a population (2014) of 243 and a population density of . Since 2014, the population and area data for this village area has not been separately tracked by Statistics Norway. References {{Authority control Villages in Trøndelag Indre Fosen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of Norway. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a Dependencies of Norway, dependency, and not a part of the Kingdom; Norway also Territorial claims in Antarctica, claims the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. Norway has a population of 5.6 million. Its capital and largest city is Oslo. The country has a total area of . The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden, and is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast. Norway has an extensive coastline facing the Skagerrak strait, the North Atlantic Ocean, and the Barents Sea. The unified kingdom of Norway was established in 872 as a merger of Petty kingdoms of Norway, petty kingdoms and has existed continuously for years. From 1537 to 1814, Norway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sørfjorden (Trøndelag)
Sørfjorden or Sørfjord () may refer to: Places Norway Agder county *Sørfjorden (Aust-Agder), a fjord arm of the Søndeledfjorden in Risør Municipality Finnmark county *Sørfjorden (Gamvik), a fjord arm of the Mehamnfjorden in Gamvik Municipality *Sørfjorden (Hasvik), a fjord on Stjernøya island in Hasvik Municipality *Sørfjorden (Lebesby), a fjord arm of the Mårøfjorden in Lebesby Municipality *Sørfjorden (Loppa), a fjord arm of the Nuvsfjorden in Loppa Municipality Nordland county *Sørfjorden (Bindal), a fjord arm of the Bindalsfjorden in Bindal Municipality * Sørfjorden (Bodø), a fjord arm of the Mistfjorden in Bodø Municipality *Sørfjorden (Brønnøy), a fjord arm of the Velfjorden in Brønnøy Municipality *Sørfjorden (Gildeskål), a fjord arm of the Fugløyfjorden in Gildeskål Municipality *Sørfjorden (Hemnes), a fjord arm of the Ranfjorden in Hemnes Municipality *Sørfjorden (Rana), a fjord arm of the Sjona in Rana Municipality *Sørfjorden (Rødøy), a fjo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Statistics Norway
Statistics Norway (, abbreviated to ''SSB'') is the Norwegian statistics bureau. It was established in 1876. Relying on a staff of about 1,000, Statistics Norway publish about 1,000 new statistical releases every year on its web site. All releases are published both in Norwegian and English. In addition a number of edited publications are published, and all are available on the web site for free. As the central Norwegian office for official government statistics, Statistics Norway provides the public and government with extensive research and analysis activities. It is administratively placed under the Ministry of Finance but operates independently from all government agencies. Statistics Norway has a board appointed by the government. It relies extensively on data from registers, but are also collecting data from surveys and questionnaires, including from cities and municipalities. History Statistics Norway was originally established in 1876. The Statistics Act of 1989 provi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Population Density
Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (other), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical term.Matt RosenberPopulation Density Geography.about.com. March 2, 2011. Retrieved on December 10, 2011. Biological population densities Population density is population divided by total land area, sometimes including seas and oceans, as appropriate. Low densities may cause an extinction vortex and further reduce fertility. This is called the Allee effect after the scientist who identified it. Examples of the causes of reduced fertility in low population densities are: * Increased problems with locating sexual mates * Increased inbreeding Human densities Population density is the number of people per unit of area, usually transcribed as "per square kilometre" or square mile, and which may include or exclude, for example, ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramsvik Church
Ramsvik Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Indre Fosen Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located at Ramsvik, on the south side of the village of Råkvåg, on the shore of the Stjørnfjorden. It is one of the churches for the Sør-Stjørna parish which is part of the Fosen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1908 by an unknown architect. The church seats about 200 people. History The building was originally constructed as a chapel in 1908 and it was consecrated in August 1909. Over the years it has been expanded several times and now it has been upgraded to a full parish church. The church does not have a cemetery adjacent to it, but rather they use a cemetery in the nearby village of Husbysjøen, about away. See also *List of churches in Nidaros This list of churches in Nidaros is a list of the Church of Norway churches in the Diocese of Nidaros in Norway. It includes all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Storvatnet (Indre Fosen)
Storvatnet is a lake in Indre Fosen Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The lake is located about east of the village of Årnset and about north of the village of Vanvikan. It is the largest lake on the Fosen peninsula. See also *List of lakes in Norway This is a list of lakes and reservoirs in Norway, sorted by Counties of Norway, county. For the geography and history of lakes in that country, see Lakes in Norway, including: *Lakes in Norway#Largest lakes, List of largest lakes in Norway *L ... References {{authority control Lakes of Trøndelag Indre Fosen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hasselvika
Hasselvika is a village in Indre Fosen Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located along the Trondheimsfjord about north of the municipal center of Årnset. It is the location of the old military fort as well as the Hasselvika Church Hasselvika Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Indre Fosen Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hasselvika, along the Stjørnfjorden. It is the church for the Hasselvika parish which is .... References Villages in Trøndelag Indre Fosen {{Trøndelag-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Husbysjøen
Husbysjøen or Husby is a village in Indre Fosen Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along the south side of the Sørfjorden (Trøndelag), Sørfjorden, an arm of the Stjørnfjorden. It is located about west of the village of Sørfjorden, Indre Fosen, Sørfjorden, about southeast of the village of Råkvåg, about northeast of the village of Hasselvika, and about north of the lake Storvatnet (Indre Fosen), Storvatnet. Ramsvik Church is located across the fjord on the north shore. Husbysjøen was the administrative centre of the old Stjørna Municipality prior to the dissolution of the municipality in 1964 (when it was divided between Rissa Municipality and Bjugn Municipality). References {{Authority control Villages in Trøndelag Indre Fosen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Råkvåg
Råkvåg () is a village in Indre Fosen Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located at the inner part of the Stjørnfjorden in the northern part of what was the old Rissa Municipality. It is about north of the village of Husbysjøen and about east of the village of Høybakken in the neighboring Ørland Municipality. The Ramsvik Church lies just south of the village. The village has a population (2024) of 230 and a population density Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (other), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geog ... of . Råkvåg is popular with boat owners. It has become a tradition to meet here on one weekend during the summer (known as Råkvåg-dagene), when boats of all sizes and people of all ages gather to relax and socialize. Råkvåg-dagene is usually organized the last weekend of July. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian Mapping Authority
The Norwegian Mapping Authority (NMA) () is Norway's national mapping agency, dealing with land surveying, geodesy Geodesy or geodetics is the science of measuring and representing the Figure of the Earth, geometry, Gravity of Earth, gravity, and Earth's rotation, spatial orientation of the Earth in Relative change, temporally varying Three-dimensional spac ..., hydrographic surveying, cadastre and cartography. The current director is Johnny Welle. Its headquarters are in Hønefoss in Ringerike Municipality. It is a public agency under the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development. NMA was founded in 1773. The Norwegian Mapping Authority participates in research and development and cooperates with Norwegian industry and other government agencies in areas such as export-oriented measures. Tasks The NMA carries out the following tasks: *Define frameworks, methodologies and specifications for the Norwegian Spatial Data Infrastructure *Administrator and drivin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Regions Of Norway
Norway is commonly divided into five major geographical regions (). These regions are purely geographical and cultural, and have no administrative purpose. However, in 2017 the government decided to abolish the current counties of Norway () and to replace them with fewer, larger administrative regions (). The first of these new areas came into existence on 1 January 2018, when Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag merged to form Trøndelag. According to most definitions, the counties of Norway are divided into the following regions (these groupings are approximate): * Northern Norway (/) ** Troms **Finnmark ** Nordland * Trøndelag (alt. /) ** Trøndelag * Western Norway () ** Møre og Romsdal **Vestland ** Rogaland * Southern Norway (/) ** Agder * Eastern Norway (/) ** Vestfold ** Telemark **Buskerud ** Akershus ** Østfold ** Innlandet **Oslo The division into regions is, by convention, based on geographical and also dialectical differences, but it also follows the count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
