Lånke
Encyclopedia
Lånke is a village and former municipality in Nord-Trøndelag
county, Norway
. It is located in south-central part of the present-day municipality of Stjørdal
, south of the Stjørdalselva
river. The famous Hell Station
in the village of Hell
is situated in the westernmost part of Lånke. There are two churches in Lånke: Lånke Church
and Elvran Church. Lånke is an area dominated by agriculture
and forest
s.
was split into three new municipalities: Laanke, Stjørdal, and Skatval
. Initially, Laanke had a population of 1,449. On 1 January 1914 a small part of Laanke with 38 inhabitants was transferred to Malvik
in neighboring Sør-Trøndelag
county. The spelling was later changed to Lånke. On 1 January 1962, Lånke was merged together with the neighbouring municipalities of Stjørdal
, Hegra
, and Skatval
to form a new, larger municipality of Stjørdal
. Prior to the merger, Lånke had a population of 1,967.
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 in south-central part of the present-day municipality of Stjørdal
Stjørdal
is a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Stjørdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Stjørdal, also called Stjørdalshalsen...
, south of the Stjørdalselva
Stjørdalselva
Stjørdalselva is a long river that reaches from near the Norwegian–Swedish border down the Stjørdalen valley through the municipalities of Meråker and Stjørdal before entering the Trondheimsfjord. The mouth is located between the villages of Stjørdalshalsen and Hell just south of Trondheim...
river. The famous Hell Station
Hell Station
Hell Station is a railway station located in the village of Hell in the municipality of Stjørdal in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located at the intersection of the Nordland Line and Meråker Line....
in the village of Hell
Hell, Norway
Hell is a village in the Lånke area of the municipality of Stjørdal in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the western part of the municipality, about south of the municipal center of Stjørdalshalsen. The village has a population of 1,418...
is situated in the westernmost part of Lånke. There are two churches in Lånke: Lånke Church
Lånke Church
Lånke Church is a parish church in the municipality of Stjørdal in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Lånke, just east of Hell. The church is part of the Lånke parish in the Stjørdal deanery in the Diocese of Nidaros. The wooden church was built in 1901 to seat about...
and Elvran Church. Lånke is an area dominated by agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
and forest
Forest
A forest, also referred to as a wood or the woods, is an area with a high density of trees. As with cities, depending where you are in the world, what is considered a forest may vary significantly in size and have various classification according to how and what of the forest is composed...
s.
History
The municipality of Laanke was created on 1 January 1902 when the old municipality of Nedre StjørdalNedre Stjørdal
Nedre Stjørdal is a former municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It covered the western part of the present-day municipality of Stjørdal.-History:...
was split into three new municipalities: Laanke, Stjørdal, and Skatval
Skatval
Skatval is a village and former municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the present-day municipality of Stjørdal. The inhabitants are called as Skatvalsbygg....
. Initially, Laanke had a population of 1,449. On 1 January 1914 a small part of Laanke with 38 inhabitants was transferred to Malvik
Malvik
Malvik is a village and a municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Trondheim Region. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Hommelvik. Other villages in Malvik include Muruvika, Smiskaret, Sneisen, Vikhammer, and Hundhammeren.While "Malvik" refers...
in neighboring Sør-Trøndelag
Sør-Trøndelag
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county. The spelling was later changed to Lånke. On 1 January 1962, Lånke was merged together with the neighbouring municipalities of Stjørdal
Stjørdal
is a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Stjørdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Stjørdal, also called Stjørdalshalsen...
, Hegra
Hegra
Hegra is a village and former municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The former municipality encompassed most of the eastern part of the present-day municipality of Stjørdal....
, and Skatval
Skatval
Skatval is a village and former municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the present-day municipality of Stjørdal. The inhabitants are called as Skatvalsbygg....
to form a new, larger municipality of Stjørdal
Stjørdal
is a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Stjørdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Stjørdal, also called Stjørdalshalsen...
. Prior to the merger, Lånke had a population of 1,967.