Leiren

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Leiren

Leira
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Leiren
Leiren (Norway)
Coordinates: 65°25′30″N13°39′39″E / 65.4250°N 13.6607°E / 65.4250; 13.6607 Coordinates: 65°25′30″N13°39′39″E / 65.4250°N 13.6607°E / 65.4250; 13.6607
Country Norway
Region Northern Norway
County Nordland
District Helgeland
Municipality Grane
Elevation
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371 m (1,217 ft)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
8680 Trofors

Leiren or Leira is a village in the municipality of Grane in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located at the northern end of the lake Nedre Fiplingvatnet. The municipal center of Trofors lies about 25 kilometres (16 mi) to the northwest and the village of Majavatn lies about 30 kilometres (19 mi) to the south. The local Fiplingdal Church is located in Leiren, serving the eastern part of Grane.

Grane, Nordland Municipality in Nordland, Norway

Grane  is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Trofors. There are several other villages including Fallmoen, Leiren, Majavatn, and Strendene. European route E06 highway and the Nordland Line run through the municipality from south to north.

Nordland County (fylke) of Norway

Nordland 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 to the west. The county was formerly known as Nordlandene amt. The county administration is in Bodø. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen has been administered from Nordland since 1995.

Norway constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe

Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe whose territory comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula; the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard are also part of the Kingdom of Norway. The Antarctic Peter I Island and the sub-Antarctic Bouvet Island are dependent territories and thus not considered part of the kingdom. Norway also lays claim to a section of Antarctica known as Queen Maud Land.

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Fiplingdal Church Church in Nordland, Norway

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Majavatn Church Church in Nordland, Norway

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Grane Church Church in Nordland, Norway

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References

  1. "Leiren, Grane (Nordland)". yr.no . Retrieved 2019-02-24.