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Stranda

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Stranda is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. [1]

90 relations: Administrative centre, Aesthetics, Alperittet, Alpine climate, Alpine skiing, Aquaculture, Are Kalvø, Arve Henriksen, Ålesund, Baltic region, Biopharmaceutical, Bjarne Solbakken, Centre Party (Norway), Church of Norway, Coat of arms, Counties of Norway, Cruise ship, Dalsnibba, Deanery, Diocese of Møre, Districts of Norway, Djupvatnet, Durban, Economic development, Erosion, Fjord, Formannskapsdistrikt, Geiranger, Geiranger – From Fjord to Summit, Geiranger Church, Geirangerfjord, Geology, Geomorphology, Grandiosa, Health care, Hellesylt, Helsem, Henrik Ibsen, Hornindalsrokken, Hurtigruten, Jazz, Knivsflå, Kristian Langlo, Kvitegga, Liabygda, Liabygda Church, List of furniture designers, List of municipalities of Norway, Margreth Olin, Mayor, ..., Møre og Romsdal, Me-Åkernes, Municipal council, Nærøyfjord, Nordic countries, Norwegian Colony (Thousand Oaks), Norwegian County Road 63, Nynorsk, Olav Oksvik, Old age, Old Norse, Peer Gynt, Peter Opsvik, Piste, Pizza, Political party, Population density, Prestegjeld, Primary education, Queen Sonja of Norway, Road, Seven Sisters Waterfall, Norway, Skageflå, Social work, Statistics Norway, Stordal, Stranda Church, Stranda, Møre og Romsdal, Sunnmøre, Sunnylven, Sunnylven Church, Sunnylvsfjorden, Surface lift, Telemark skiing, The Wave (2015 film), Unemployment, UNESCO, World Heritage Committee, World Heritage site, Zoning. Expand index (40 more) »

Administrative centre

An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.

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Aesthetics

Aesthetics (also spelled esthetics) is a branch of philosophy that explores the nature of art, beauty, and taste, with the creation and appreciation of beauty.

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Alperittet

Alperittet is a competition in the sport telemark skiing (mountain telemark) that is held each year at the end of February.

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Alpine climate

Alpine climate is the average weather (climate) for the regions above the tree line.

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Alpine skiing

Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing (cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping) which use skis with free-heel bindings.

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Aquaculture

Aquaculture (less commonly spelled aquiculture), also known as aquafarming, is the farming of fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatic plants, algae, and other organisms.

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Are Kalvø

Are Kalvø (born 31 December 1969) is a Norwegian writer and satirist.

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Arve Henriksen

Arve Henriksen (born 22 March 1968 in Stranda, Norway) is a Norwegian trumpet player, renowned for his distinctive, flute-like sound on the trumpet, inspired by the sound of the Japanese shakuhachi flute.

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Ålesund

Ålesund is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.

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Baltic region

The terms Baltic region, Baltic Rim countries (or simply Baltic Rim), and the Baltic Sea countries refer to slightly different combinations of countries in the general area surrounding the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe.

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Biopharmaceutical

A biopharmaceutical, also known as a biologic(al) medical product, biological, or biologic, is any pharmaceutical drug product manufactured in, extracted from, or semisynthesized from biological sources.

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Bjarne Solbakken

Bjarne Solbakken (born 18 May 1977) is a retired Norwegian alpine skier from Stranda who has competed at the Olympics, World Championships and the World Cup.

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Centre Party (Norway)

The Centre Party (Senterpartiet, Sp) is an agrarian centrist political party in Norway.

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Church of Norway

The Church of Norway (Den norske kirke in Bokmål and Den norske kyrkja in Nynorsk) is a Lutheran denomination of Protestant Christianity that serves as the people's church of Norway, as set forth in the Constitution of Norway.

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Coat of arms

A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard.

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Counties of Norway

Norway is divided into 18 administrative regions, called counties (singular fylke, plural fylker (Bokmål) / fylke (Nynorsk) from Old Norse: fylki from the word "folk"); until 1918, they were known as amter.

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Cruise ship

A cruise ship or cruise liner is a passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, when the voyage itself, the ship's amenities, and sometimes the different destinations along the way (i.e., ports of call), are part of the experience.

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Dalsnibba

Dalsnibba is a mountain in Stranda Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.

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Deanery

A deanery (or decanate) is an ecclesiastical entity in the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion, the Evangelical Church in Germany, and the Church of Norway.

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Diocese of Møre

The Diocese of Møre (Møre bispedømme) is a diocese in the Church of Norway which geographically consists of Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.

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Districts of Norway

The country Norway is historically divided into a number of districts.

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Djupvatnet

Djupvatnet is a lake in extreme southeastern Stranda Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.

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Durban

Durban (eThekwini, from itheku meaning "bay/lagoon") is the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal and the third most populous in South Africa after Johannesburg and Cape Town.

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Economic development

economic development wikipedia Economic development is the process by which a nation improves the economic, political, and social well-being of its people.

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Erosion

In earth science, erosion is the action of surface processes (such as water flow or wind) that remove soil, rock, or dissolved material from one location on the Earth's crust, and then transport it to another location (not to be confused with weathering which involves no movement).

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Fjord

Geologically, a fjord or fiord is a long, narrow inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created by a glacier.

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Formannskapsdistrikt

Formannskapsdistrikt is the name for Norwegian local self-government districts that were legally enacted on 1 January 1838.

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Geiranger

Geiranger is a small tourist village in Sunnmøre region of Møre og Romsdal county in the western part of Norway.

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Geiranger – From Fjord to Summit

Geiranger – From Fjord to Summit (Geiranger - Frå fjord til fjell) is a sporting event in the village of Geiranger in the municipality of Stranda in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.

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Geiranger Church

Geiranger Church (Geiranger kyrkje) is a parish church in Stranda Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.

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Geirangerfjord

The Geiranger Fjord (Geirangerfjorden) is a fjord in the Sunnmøre region of Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.

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Geology

Geology (from the Ancient Greek γῆ, gē, i.e. "earth" and -λoγία, -logia, i.e. "study of, discourse") is an earth science concerned with the solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which they change over time.

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Geomorphology

Geomorphology (from Ancient Greek: γῆ, gê, "earth"; μορφή, morphḗ, "form"; and λόγος, lógos, "study") is the scientific study of the origin and evolution of topographic and bathymetric features created by physical, chemical or biological processes operating at or near the Earth's surface.

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Grandiosa

Pizza Grandiosa (Colloquially also referred to simply as Grandiosa or Grandis) refers to the most popular brand of frozen pizza in Norway.

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Health care

Health care or healthcare is the maintenance or improvement of health via the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in human beings.

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Hellesylt

Hellesylt is a small village in Stranda Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.

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Helsem

Helsem is a small village in Stranda Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.

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Henrik Ibsen

Henrik Johan Ibsen (20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet.

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Hornindalsrokken

Hornindalsrokken is a tall mountain in Norway.

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Hurtigruten

Hurtigruten ("Express Route", also known as the Norwegian Coastal Express) is a Norwegian cruise, ferry and cargo operator.

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Jazz

Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, United States, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and developed from roots in blues and ragtime.

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Knivsflå

Knivsflå is one of a handful of historic mountain farms on the steep mountainsides along the Geirangerfjorden.

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Kristian Langlo

Kristian Langlo (3 May 1894 – 20 October 1976) was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.

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Kvitegga

Kvitegga is a mountain on the border between Stranda Municipality and Ørsta Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.

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Liabygda

Liabygda is a village in Stranda Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.

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Liabygda Church

Liabygda Church (Liabygda kyrkje) is a parish church in Stranda Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.

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List of furniture designers

This is a list of notable people whose primary occupation is furniture design.

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List of municipalities of Norway

Norway is divided into 18 administrative regions, called counties (fylker in Norwegian, singular: fylke), and 422 municipalities (kommuner/-ar, singular: kommune – cf. communes).

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Margreth Olin

Margreth Olin Mykløen (born April 16, 1970 in Stranda, Western Norway) is a Norwegian film director, film producer and screen writer.

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Mayor

In many countries, a mayor (from the Latin maior, meaning "bigger") is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town.

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Møre og Romsdal

Møre og Romsdal (Møre and Romsdal) is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway.

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Me-Åkernes

Me-Åkernes or Midtre Åkernes is a deserted fjord farm along the northern shore of the Sunnylvsfjorden (an inner branch fjord of the Storfjorden) in Stranda Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.

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Municipal council

A municipal council is the local government of a municipality such as city councils and town councils.

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Nærøyfjord

The Nærøyfjord (or Nærøyfjorden) is a fjord in the municipality of Aurland in Sogn og Fjordane, Norway.

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Nordic countries

The Nordic countries or the Nordics are a geographical and cultural region in Northern Europe and the North Atlantic, where they are most commonly known as Norden (literally "the North").

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Norwegian Colony (Thousand Oaks)

Norwegian Colony is a name used for a Norwegian community in Thousand Oaks, CA in the 1890's and early 20th century.

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Norwegian County Road 63

Norwegian County Road 63 (Fylkesvei 63 or Fv63) is a Norwegian county road in Møre og Romsdal county and a very small part in Oppland county, Norway.

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Nynorsk

Nynorsk (translates to New Norwegian or New Norse) is one of the two written standards of the Norwegian language, the other being Bokmål.

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Olav Oksvik

Olav Berntsen Oksvik (7 May 1887 – 16 September 1958) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour and Social Democratic Labour parties.

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Old age

Old age refers to ages nearing or surpassing the life expectancy of human beings, and is thus the end of the human life cycle.

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Old Norse

Old Norse was a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements from about the 9th to the 13th century.

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Peer Gynt

Peer Gynt is a five-act play in verse by the Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen published in 1867.

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Peter Opsvik

Peter Opsvik is a Norwegian industrial designer best known for his innovative and ergonomic chairs, and the father of Jazz bass player Eivind Opsvik.

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Piste

A piste is a marked ski run or path down a mountain for snow skiing, snowboarding, or other mountain sports.

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Pizza

Pizza is a traditional Italian dish consisting of a yeasted flatbread typically topped with tomato sauce and cheese and baked in an oven.

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Political party

A political party is an organised group of people, often with common views, who come together to contest elections and hold power in government.

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Population density

Population density (in agriculture: standing stock and standing crop) is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume; it is a quantity of type number density.

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Prestegjeld

A prestegjeld was a geographic and administrative area within the Church of Norway (Den Norske Kirke) roughly equivalent to a parish.

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Primary education

Primary education and elementary education is typically the first stage of formal education, coming after preschool and before secondary education (The first two grades of primary school, Grades 1 and 2, are also part of early childhood education).

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Queen Sonja of Norway

Queen Sonja of Norway (born Sonja Haraldsen on 4 July 1937) is the wife of King Harald V.

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Road

A road is a thoroughfare, route, or way on land between two places that has been paved or otherwise improved to allow travel by foot or some form of conveyance, including a motor vehicle, cart, bicycle, or horse.

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Seven Sisters Waterfall, Norway

The Seven Sisters (De Syv Søstrene or Dei Sju Systrene, also known as Knivsflåfossen) is the 39th tallest waterfall in Norway.

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Skageflå

Skageflå is one of a handful of historic mountain farms on the steep mountainsides along the Geirangerfjorden.

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Social work

Social work is an academic discipline and profession that concerns itself with individuals, families, groups and communities in an effort to enhance social functioning and overall well-being.

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Statistics Norway

Statistics Norway (Statistisk sentralbyrå, abbreviated to SSB) is the Norwegian statistics bureau.

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Stordal

Stordal is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.

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Stranda Church

Stranda Church (Stranda kyrkje), also known as Sløgstad Church, is a parish church in Stranda Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.

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Stranda, Møre og Romsdal

Stranda is the administrative centre of Stranda Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.

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Sunnmøre

Sunnmøre (Møre) is the southernmost traditional district of the western Norwegian county of Møre og Romsdal.

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Sunnylven

Sunnylven is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.

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Sunnylven Church

Sunnylven Church (Sunnylven kyrkje) is a parish church in Stranda Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.

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Sunnylvsfjorden

The Sunnylvsfjorden is a fjord in Stranda and Norddal in the Møre og Romsdal county of Norway.

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Surface lift

A surface lift is a means of cable transport that transports skiers and snowboarders, in which riders remain on the ground as they are pulled uphill.

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Telemark skiing

Telemark skiing is a skiing technique that combines elements of Alpine and Nordic skiing.

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The Wave (2015 film)

The Wave (Bølgen) is a 2015 Norwegian catastrophe drama film directed by Roar Uthaug.

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Unemployment

Unemployment is the situation of actively looking for employment but not being currently employed.

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UNESCO

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO; Organisation des Nations unies pour l'éducation, la science et la culture) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) based in Paris.

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World Heritage Committee

The World Heritage Committee selects the sites to be listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including the World Heritage List and the List of World Heritage in Danger, monitors the state of conservation of the World Heritage properties, defines the use of the World Heritage Fund and allocates financial assistance upon requests from States Parties.

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World Heritage site

A World Heritage site is a landmark or area which is selected by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as having cultural, historical, scientific or other form of significance, and is legally protected by international treaties.

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Zoning

Zoning is the process of dividing land in a municipality into zones (e.g. residential, industrial) in which certain land uses are permitted or prohibited.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stranda

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