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Vågan

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Vågan (Vuogát) is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. [1]

79 relations: Administrative centre, Ancona, Austvågøy, Bay, Church of Norway, Coat of arms, Cod, Conservative Party (Norway), Counties of Norway, Deanery, Digermulen, Digermulen Church, Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland, Districts of Norway, Economic development, European route E10, Eystein Meyla, Fish farming, Fishing, Formannskapsdistrikt, Gimsøy, Gimsøy Church, Gimsøya, Gimsøystraumen Bridge, Gravermarka, Health care, Henningsvær, Henningsvær Bridges, Henningsvær Church, Higravstinden, Hinnøya, Italy, Kabelvåg, Laupstad, Liland, Vågan, List of churches in Nordland, List of municipalities of Norway, List of towns and cities in Norway, Litlmolla, Lofoten, Mayor, Moholmen Lighthouse, Municipal council, Nordland, Norway, Norwegian language, Old age, Old Norse, Parish, Plural, ..., Political party, Population density, Primary education, Road, Sildpollnes Church, Sildpollneset, Skrova, Skrova Lighthouse, Social work, Statistics Norway, Stormolla, Strandlandet Church, Strauman Church, Straumnes, Sundklakkstraumen Bridge, Svinøy Bridge, Svolvær, Svolvær Airport, Helle, Svolvær Church, Svolværgeita, Sydalen, Tourism, Unemployment, Vågakallen, Vågan Church, Vestfjorden, Vestvågøy, Vestvågøya, Zoning. Expand index (29 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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Ancona

Ancona ((elbow)) is a city and a seaport in the Marche region in central Italy, with a population of around 101,997.

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Austvågøy

Austvågøy or Austvågøya is the northeasternmost of the larger islands in the Lofoten archipelago in Nordland county, Norway.

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Bay

A bay is a recessed, coastal body of water that directly connects to a larger main body of water, such as an ocean, a lake, or another bay.

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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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Cod

Cod is the common name for the demersal fish genus Gadus, belonging to the family Gadidae.

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Conservative Party (Norway)

The Conservative Party (Høyre, Høgre, H, literally "Right") is a conservative.

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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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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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Digermulen

Digermulen is a village in the municipality of Vågan in Nordland county, Norway.

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Digermulen Church

Digermulen Church (Digermulen kirke) is a parish church in the municipality of Vågan in Nordland county, Norway.

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Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland

Sør-Hålogaland is a diocese in the Church of Norway.

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Districts of Norway

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

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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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European route E10

European route E 10 is the second shortest Class A road which is part of the International E-road network.

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Eystein Meyla

Eystein Meyla (Øystein Øysteinsson Møyla) was elected a rival King of Norway during the Norwegian Civil War period.

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Fish farming

Fish farming or pisciculture involves raising fish commercially in tanks or enclosures such as fish ponds, usually for food.

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Fishing

Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish.

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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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Gimsøy

Gimsøy is a village and former municipality in Nordland county, Norway.

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Gimsøy Church

Gimsøy Church (Gimsøy kirke) is a parish church in the municipality of Vågan in Nordland county, Norway.

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Gimsøya

Gimsøya is an island in Vågan municipality in Nordland county, Norway.

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Gimsøystraumen Bridge

The Gimsøystraumen Bridge (Gimsøystraumen bru / Gimsøybrua) is a cantilever road bridge that crosses the Gimsøystraumen strait between the islands of Austvågøya and Gimsøya in the municipality of Vågan in Nordland county, Norway.

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Gravermarka

Gravermarka is a small village in the municipality of Vågan in Nordland county, 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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Henningsvær

Henningsvær is a fishing village located on several small islands off the southern coast of Austvågøya in the Lofoten archipelago in Norway.

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Henningsvær Bridges

The Henningsvær Bridges (Henningsværbruene) are two box girder cantilever bridges made of prestressed concrete.

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Henningsvær Church

Henningsvær Church (Henningsvær kirke) is a parish church in the municipality of Vågan in Nordland county, Norway.

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Higravstinden

Higravstinden or Higravstindan is the tallest mountain on the island of Austvågøya in the Lofoten archipelago.

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Hinnøya

Hinnøya is the fourth largest island in Norway – and the largest off the mainland – covering an area of.

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Italy

Italy (Italia), officially the Italian Republic (Repubblica Italiana), is a sovereign state in Europe.

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Kabelvåg

Kabelvåg is a village in the municipality of Vågan in Nordland county, Norway.

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Laupstad

Laupstad is a village in the municipality of Vågan in Nordland county, Norway.

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Liland, Vågan

Liland is a village in the municipality of Vågan in Nordland county, Norway.

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List of churches in Nordland

This list of churches in Nordland is a list of the Church of Norway churches in Nordland county, Norway.

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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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List of towns and cities in Norway

Below is a list of towns and cities in Norway.

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Litlmolla

Litlmolla, is an island in the municipality of Vågan in Nordland county, Norway.

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Lofoten

Lofoten is an archipelago and a traditional district in the county of Nordland, Norway.

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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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Moholmen Lighthouse

Moholmen Lighthouse (Moholmen fyr) is a coastal lighthouse located in the municipality of Vågan in Nordland 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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Nordland

Nordland (Nordlánda) is a county in Norway in the Northern Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Trøndelag in the south, Norrbotten County in Sweden to the east, Västerbotten County to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean (Norwegian Sea) to the west.

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Norway

Norway (Norwegian: (Bokmål) or (Nynorsk); Norga), officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a unitary sovereign state whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula plus the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard.

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Norwegian language

Norwegian (norsk) is a North Germanic language spoken mainly in Norway, where it is the official language.

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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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Parish

A parish is a church territorial entity constituting a division within a diocese.

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Plural

The plural (sometimes abbreviated), in many languages, is one of the values of the grammatical category of number.

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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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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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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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Sildpollnes Church

Sildpollnes Church (Sildpollnes kirke) is a parish church in the municipality of Vågan in Nordland county, Norway.

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Sildpollneset

Sildpollneset is a peninsula in the Austnesfjorden on the island of Austvågøya in the Lofoten archipelago.

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Skrova

Skrova is an island group and village area in the municipality of Vågan in Nordland county, Norway.

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Skrova Lighthouse

Skrova Lighthouse (Skrova fyr) is a coastal lighthouse in the municipality of Vågan in Nordland, Norway.

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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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Stormolla

Stormolla is an island in the municipality of Vågan in Nordland county, Norway.

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Strandlandet Church

Strandlandet Church (Strandlandet kirke) is a parish church in the municipality of Vågan in Nordland county, Norway.

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Strauman Church

Strauman Church (Strauman kirke) is a parish church in the municipality of Vågan in Nordland county, Norway.

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Straumnes

Straumnes is a village in the municipality of Vågan in Nordland county, Norway.

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Sundklakkstraumen Bridge

The Sundklakkstraumen Bridge (Sundklakkstraumen bru) is a cantilever road bridge that crosses the Sundklakkstraumen strait between the islands of Gimsøya and Vestvågøya in Nordland county, Norway.

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Svinøy Bridge

The Svinøy Bridge (Svinøybrua) is a cantilever road bridge in the town of Svolvær in Nordland county, Norway.

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Svolvær

Svolvær is the administrative centre of Vågan Municipality (9,200 inhabitants) in Nordland County, Norway.

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Svolvær Airport, Helle

Svolvær Airport, Helle (Svolvær lufthavn, Helle) is a regional airport serving the town of Svolvær in Vågan municipality (and the region surrounding Svolvær) in Nordland county, Norway.

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Svolvær Church

Svolvær Church (Svolvær kirke) is a parish church in the municipality of Vågan in Nordland county, Norway.

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Svolværgeita

Svolværgeita (Spålla) is a tall pinnacle at the southwest face of Fløyfjellet on the island of Austvågøya in the Lofoten archipelago.

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Sydalen

Sydalen is a village in the municipality of Vågan in Nordland county, Norway.

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Tourism

Tourism is travel for pleasure or business; also the theory and practice of touring, the business of attracting, accommodating, and entertaining tourists, and the business of operating tours.

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Unemployment

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

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Vågakallen

Vågakallen is a mountain in the municipality of Vågan in Nordland county, Norway.

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Vågan Church

Vågan Church (Vågan kirke; sometimes called the Lofoten Cathedral) is a parish church in the municipality of Vågan in Nordland county, Norway.

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Vestfjorden

Vestfjord is a Norwegian sea area, the name literally meaning "the West fjord" called a fjord, which could be best described as a firth or an open bight of sea, between the Lofoten archipelago and the Salten district of mainland Norway.

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Vestvågøy

Vestvågøy is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway.

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Vestvågøya

Vestvågøya or Vest-Vågøy is an island in the Lofoten archipelago in Nordland county, Norway.

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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/Vågan

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