Leikanger
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| County | Sogn og Fjordane | |
| District | Sogn | |
| Municipality | NO-1419 | |
| Administrative centre | Leikanger | |
| Mayor (2003) | Olav Lunden (Ap) | |
| Official language form | Nynorsk | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage |
Ranked 344 180 km² 177 km² 0.06 % |
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| Population - Total (2006) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density |
Ranked 328 2,199 0.05 % -2.4 % 12/km² |
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| www.leikanger.kommune.no |
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Leikanger is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. The county administration of Sogn og Fjordane is located in Leikanger.
[edit] The name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old farm Leikanger (Norse Leikvangir), since the first church was built there. The first element is leikr m 'sports, athletics, the last element is the plural form of vangr m 'meadow'.
Until 1889 the name was written Lekanger.
[edit] External link
- Leikanger municipality webpage (Norwegian)
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