Leknes, Nord-Trøndelag
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Leknes is a village and the administrative centre
of the municipality of Leka
in Nord-Trøndelag
county, Norway
. It is located on the northeastern part of the island of Leka in the northwestern part of Nord-Trøndelag. The local church, Leka Church
, sits on the south side of the village. There is also a shop and an elementary school.
Administrative centre
An administrative centre is a term often used in several countries to refer to a county town, or other seat of regional or local government, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located....
of the municipality of Leka
Leka, Norway
Leka is a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Leknes. Other villages include Sør-Gutvika and Madsøygrenda....
in Nord-Trøndelag
Nord-Trøndelag
is a county constituting the northern part of Trøndelag in Norway. As of 2010, the county had 131,555 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth-least populated county. The largest municipalities are Stjørdal, Steinkjer—the county seat, Levanger, Namsos and Verdal, all with between 21,000 and...
county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. It is located on the northeastern part of the island of Leka in the northwestern part of Nord-Trøndelag. The local church, Leka Church
Leka Church
Leka Church is a parish church in the municipality of Leka in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located just south of the village of Leknes. The church is part of the Leka parish in the Nærøy deanery in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white wooden church was built in 1867 by the architect Knudt...
, sits on the south side of the village. There is also a shop and an elementary school.