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Træna
Træna or Traena may refer to: Places * Træna Municipality, a municipality in Nordland county, Norway * Træna Lighthouse, a lighthouse in Træna Municipality in Nordland county, Norway * Træna Church, a church in Træna Municipality in Nordland county, Norway * Træna (archipelago), a group of islands in Træna Municipality in Nordland county, Norway * Træna, Vestland, a small farm village in Alver Municipality Alver is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Nordhordland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Knarvik. Other villages include Alversund, Alver, Isdalstø, Lind� ... in Vestland county, Norway Other * Traena Music Festival, a music festival in Træna Municipality in Nordland county, Norway {{dab, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Træna Municipality
Træna is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Nordland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland Districts of Norway, traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the island/village of Husøya. Other population centres include Selvær and Sanna, Nordland, Sanna. Fishing is the economic mainstay of the island municipality of Træna. Connections to mainland Norway are by means of boat and ferry. Routes are provided to Sandnessjøen, Nesna (village), Nesna, and Stokkvågen. Each year Træna plays hosts a music festival called Traena Music Festival. The islands of Træna have been the site of a number of archeological discoveries, indicating that the island has been populated since the Stone Age. The municipality is the 353rd largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Træna is the 353rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of only 442. The municipality's population density is and its po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Træna Church
Træna Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Træna Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Husøya on the island of Husøya. It is the main church for the Træna parish which is part of the Nord-Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform style in 1773 using plans drawn up by the architect Jørgen Coldevin. The church seats about 200 people. History The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1589, but the church was not new that year. The first church in Træna was not located on the present church site. It was either located in the centre of the island by the present-day cemetery, about west of the present site, or it was located at an alternate site about to the southwest of the present site of the church. Regardless, the church was old and by the mid-1600s, the church was in poor condition, so it was torn down. A new churc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Træna Lighthouse
Træna Lighthouse () is a coastal lighthouse in Træna Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the island of Sørholmen in the Trænfjorden, about southwest of the main island of Husøya and about west of the island village of Lovund in Lurøy Municipality. The lighthouse was built in 1877 and automated in 1974. It has a granite foundation with an tall red cast iron tower. The light sits at an elevation of above sea level. The 88,000-candela light can be seen for about . The light emits one white flash every 15 seconds. See also *Lighthouses in Norway *List of lighthouses in Norway The following is a sortable, but partial list of active and some decommissioned Lighthouses in Norway, lighthouses along the Norwegian coastline. The sequence number follows the convention of listing lighthouses from the coastal border in the sou ... References External links Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening Picture of Træna Lighthouse Lighthouses completed in 1877 Tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Træna (archipelago)
Træna or Traena may refer to: Places *Træna Municipality, a municipality in Nordland county, Norway *Træna Lighthouse, a lighthouse in Træna Municipality in Nordland county, Norway *Træna Church, a church in Træna Municipality in Nordland county, Norway *Træna (archipelago), a group of islands in Træna Municipality in Nordland county, Norway *Træna, Vestland, a small farm village in Alver Municipality in Vestland county, Norway Other *Traena Music Festival, a music festival in Træna Municipality in Nordland county, Norway {{dab, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alver Municipality
Alver is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Nordhordland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Knarvik. Other villages include Alversund, Alver, Isdalstø, Lindås, Ostereidet, Seim, Manger, Askeland, Austmarka, Bøvågen, Haugland, Sæbø, Sletta, Frekhaug, Hjartås, Holme, Io, Krossneset, Meland, and Rossland. The municipality is the 168th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Alver is the 37th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 29,920. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 10.1% over the previous 10-year period. General information The municipality was established on 1 January 2020 when the three neighboring municipalities of Lindås, Radøy, and Meland were merged into one large municipality. Name The municipality is named after the old ''Alver'' farm (). The first element is which means "whol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
