Leikanger
Leikanger is a village in Sogndal, Western Norway. Leikanger is situated nearby to the locality Hanehaug, as well as near the hamlet Hamre.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Baldersteinen and Leikanger Church.
Leikanger Church
Church
Photo: Per Olav Bøyum, CC BY 2.0.
Leikanger Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sogndal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Leikanger, along the northern coast of the Sognefjorden.
Sogn og Fjordane County Municipality
Office building
Sogn og Fjordane County Municipality was the regional governing administration of the old Sogn og Fjordane county in Norway. The county municipality was established in its current form on 1 January 1976 when the law was changed to allow elected county councils in Norway. Sogn og Fjordane County Municipality is situated 2½ km east of Leikanger.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Feios.
Feios
Village
Photo: Eirik Solheim, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Feios is a village in Vik Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the southern shore of the Sognefjorden, about 8 kilometres southeast of the village of Vangsnes and about 17 kilometres northwest of the village of Fresvik. Feios is situated 5 km southwest of Leikanger.
Leikanger
- Type: Village
- Category: locality
- Location: Sogndal, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
61.18562° or 61° 11′ 8″ northLongitude
6.80677° or 6° 48′ 24″ eastElevation
72 metres (236 feet)United Nations Location Code
NO LEKOpen location code
9FH85RP4+6POpenStreetMap ID
node 601079339OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
7290285
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In Other Languages
From Norwegian to Russian—“Leikanger” goes by many names.
- Norwegian: “Leikanger”
- Russian: “Лейкангер”
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