Okkenhaug
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Okkenhaug is a village in the municipality of Levanger
in Nord-Trøndelag
county, Norway
. It is located just north of the Levangselva river, about 8 kilometres (5 mi) east of the town of Levanger
. Okkenhaug Chapel
is located here and Munkeby Abbey
was located nearby.
Levanger
Levanger is a town and municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherred region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Levanger...
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 just north of the Levangselva river, about 8 kilometres (5 mi) east of the town of Levanger
Levanger
Levanger is a town and municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherred region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Levanger...
. Okkenhaug Chapel
Okkenhaug Chapel
Okkenhaug Church is a parish church in the municipality of Levanger in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Okkenhaug. The church is part of the Okkenhaug parish in the Sør-Innherad deanery in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church building was constructed in...
is located here and Munkeby Abbey
Munkeby Abbey
Munkeby Abbey was a Cistercian monastery near the village of Okkenhaug in the municipality of Levanger in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located about east of the town of Levanger. The name "Munkeby" in Norwegian means Place of the Monks....
was located nearby.