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Leikanger Municipality

former municipality in Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
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Leikanger Municipality

Summary

Leikanger Municipality is a former municipality of Norway[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of former_municipality_of_norway entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (65 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Leikanger Municipality is located in Sogn og Fjordane[3].
  • Leikanger Municipality is in the country of Norway[4].
  • Leikanger Municipality's head of government is recorded as Olav Lunden[5].
  • Leikanger Municipality's head of government is recorded as Jon Håkon Odd[6].
  • Leikanger Municipality's instance of is recorded as former municipality of Norway[7].
  • Leikanger Municipality's capital is recorded as Hermansverk[8].
  • Leikanger Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Balestrand Municipality[9].
  • Leikanger Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Sogndal Municipality[10].
  • Leikanger Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Vik Municipality[11].
  • Leikanger Municipality's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ribe[12].
  • Leikanger Municipality's Commons category is recorded as Leikanger (former municipality)[13].
  • Leikanger Municipality's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[14].
  • Leikanger Municipality was dissolved in December 31, 2019[15].
  • Leikanger Municipality's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 61.216667, 'lon': 6.783333}[16].
  • Leikanger Municipality's significant event is recorded as boundary change[17].
  • Leikanger Municipality's significant event is recorded as boundary change[18].
  • Leikanger Municipality's significant event is recorded as boundary change[19].
  • Leikanger Municipality's significant event is recorded as boundary change[20].
  • Leikanger Municipality's significant event is recorded as boundary change[21].
  • Leikanger Municipality's significant event is recorded as boundary change[22].
  • Leikanger Municipality's official website is recorded as http://www.leikanger.kommune.no/[23].
  • Leikanger Municipality's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Leikanger[24].
  • Leikanger Municipality has a population of {'amount': '+2298'}[25].
  • Leikanger Municipality's office held by head of government is recorded as Mayor of Leikanger[26].
  • Leikanger Municipality's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+950'}[27].

Body

Geography

Leikanger Municipality is in the country of Norway[4]. It is located in Sogn og Fjordane[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+180'}[28], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+180.10785277739927'}[29], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+217.5543107270457'}[30], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+37.44645794964642'}[31], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+100.2459300777892'}[32], and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1.9141267511072892'}[33]. Leikanger Municipality has a population of {'amount': '+2298'}[25].

Designation and Status

Leikanger Municipality's instance of is recorded as former municipality of Norway[7].

Why It Matters

Leikanger Municipality ranks in the top 7% of former_municipality_of_norway entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (65 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34]

Related Entities

Norway Ribe

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Q76137154. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Q76137154. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Q76137154. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Q76137154. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Q76137154. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Q76137154. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Befolkning, 1. januar 2016. ssb.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Housing conditions for Norway 2018. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → http://www.leikanger.kommune.no/
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    Dissolved, abolished or demolished date → +2019-12-31T00:00:00Z
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