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Vågen Varden
Vagen, Vågen or Vägen may refer to: People *Arna Vågen (1905–2005), Norwegian missionary and politician *Morten Vågen (born 1975), Norwegian writer Places *Vagen, Germany, a large village in Bavaria *Vågen, Nordland, Norway, a village *Vågen, Bergen, Norway, a bay Other uses *Battle of Vågen, a 1665 naval battle in the Second Anglo-Dutch War See also *Våge (other) Våge (or the older spelling Vaage) may refer to: Places * Våge, Agder, a village in Lindesnes Municipality in Agder county, Norway *Våge, Austevoll, a village in Austevoll Municipality in Vestland county, Norway * Våge, Møre og Romsdal, a vill ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Vagen Norwegian-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arna Vågen
Arna Vågen, née Espeland (12 May 1905 – 24 September 2005) was a Norwegian missionary and politician for the Christian Democratic Party. She served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Oslo during the term 1961–1965. Outside politics she was known for being a missionary to China. Her husband Trond Vågen was a long-time secretary general of the Norwegian Lutheran Mission The Norwegian Lutheran Mission (''Norsk Luthersk Misjonssamband'' in Norwegian; NLM) is one of several independent Lutheran organisations working within the Lutheran Church of Norway. History The organization was founded in 1891 as Det Norske .... References * * (link inactive as of 17 July 2010) 1905 births 2005 deaths Deputy members of the Storting Christian Democratic Party (Norway) politicians Politicians from Oslo Norwegian expatriates in China Norwegian women centenarians Female Christian missionaries Women members of the Storting Norwegian Lutheran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morten Vågen
Morten Vågen (born 13 November 1975) is a Norwegian author. He wrote, together with Oystein Alme, the book '' Silenced - China’s Great Wall of Censorship'', published by Amaryllis Media in late May 2006. The book, according to Reporters Without Borders, "takes the reader on a fascinating and disturbing trip behind China’s Great Wall of Censorship. It also tells the story of Voice of Tibet, the radio station China couldn’t silence." The book has been released in several countries, most notably in China and in Poland. Morten Vågen is also the author of several articles and the experimental "Anecdotes about Karkov", a short prose work published in publishing house Gyldendal Norsk Forlag Gyldendal Norsk Forlag AS, commonly referred to as Gyldendal N.F. and in Norway often only as Gyldendal, is one of the largest Norway, Norwegian publishing houses. It was founded in 1925 after buying rights to publications from the Denmark, Dan ...`s Vinduet in 2003. In the spring of 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vagen, Germany
Vagen is a large village (''Pfarrdorf'') in the district of Rosenheim, in Bavaria, Germany. It is 2 km west of Bruckmühl. Vagen is administratively in Feldkirchen-Westerham municipality. History In 1999 archaeological excavations revealed that Vagen was settled by at least the 5th century. The village derives its name from the Bavarian noble family of Fagana. In the High Middle Ages, it fell within the domains of the Falkensteiners. In the 12th century, Count Siboto II. von Weyarn, built a castle here overlooking the Mangfall River to the east. He called it Neuburg and it was completed by 1133. In the 14th and 15th centuries the castle fell into ruins. Locals used the stone for buildings and dug into the moraine for gravel. The last remaining stones were used to build the church in 1683, so no physical evidence remains of the castle. Documents from the 14th and 15th centuries show Vagen with a bustling economy. Beginning in 1520 with the purchase of the Vagen Tavern, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vågen, Nordland
Vågen is a village in Bø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located on the west side of the island of Langøya in the Vesterålen archipelago just west of the village of Nykvåg. Geography Vågen is connected to the neighboring village of Nykvåg by County Road 916, which branches off from County Road 915 in Nykvåg and runs east before circling around Nykvåg bay to the quay in Vågen. The hill Gårdsnyken () rises northwest of Vågen. The Nykvåg/Nykan Nature Reserve The Nykvåg/Nykan Nature Reserve () is located in Bø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The nature reserve lies between the villages of Sandvika and Nykvåg, south of the Nyke/Tussen and Frugga nature reserves. It covers an area of , of ..., encompassing the Nykan islands, lies east of Vågen. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Vaagen, Nordland Bø, Nordland Villages in Nordland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vågen, Bergen
Vågen is a bay in the centre of the city of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. It is the central harbour of the city centre, and is the center of the historical core of the city. The city of Bergen originated on the east shore of the bay, and from there it expanded to the southern and western shores over a few centuries. Today, Bergen is the second largest city in the nation. The long bay branches off the main Byfjorden (Hordaland), Byfjorden. The Nordnes peninsula lies on the south side of the bay, and the Bergenhus Fortress lies on the northern shore. The Bryggen UNESCO World Heritage Site also lies along the northern shore of the bay. Bryggen includes many old buildings, some of which date back to the 11th century. References Geography of Bergen {{Bergen-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Vågen
The Battle of Vågen was a naval battle between a Dutch merchant and treasure fleet and an English flotilla of warships in 2 August 1665 as part of the Second Anglo-Dutch War. The battle took place in Vågen (meaning "the bay, voe" in Norwegian), the main port area of neutral Bergen, Norway. Due to a delay in orders, the Norwegian commanders took the side of the Dutch, contrary to the secret intentions of the King of Norway and Denmark. The battle ended with the retreat of the English fleet, which was much damaged but had lost no ships. The treasure fleet was relieved by the Dutch home fleet 17 days later. Arrival in Bergen The Dutch merchant fleet had about 60 vessels. Ten of them were Dutch East India Company (VOC) vessels, commanded by Commodore Pieter de Bitter, which were returning from the East Indies. Twice each year, the Dutch East India Company sent a Return Fleet back to the Netherlands. This one had departed on Christmas Day 1664 and had the richest cargo ever se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Våge (other)
Våge (or the older spelling Vaage) may refer to: Places * Våge, Agder, a village in Lindesnes Municipality in Agder county, Norway *Våge, Austevoll, a village in Austevoll Municipality in Vestland county, Norway * Våge, Møre og Romsdal, a village in Sande Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway * Våge, Nordland, a village in Lødingen Municipality in Nordland county, Norway * Våge, Rogaland, a village in Karmøy Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway *Våge, Tysnes, a village in Tysnes Municipality in Vestland county, Norway People * Jakob Vaage, a Norwegian skier and historian * Lars Vaage, a Norwegian physician and politician *Lars Amund Vaage, a Norwegian author and playwright *Ragnvald Vaage, a Norwegian farmer, poet, novelist, and children's writer See also * Våga (other) * Vågan (other) *Vágar Vágar (; ) is one of the 18 islands in the archipelago of the Faroe Islands and the most westerly of the ''large islands''. With a size of , i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
