Place:Leikanger, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway

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NameLeikanger
Alt namesLegangersource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeMunicipality
Coordinates61.183°N 6.833°E
Located inSogn og Fjordane, Norway
Contained Places
Gård
Bøtun
Husebø
Inhabited place
Hermansverk
Njos
Parish
Fresvik
Tjugum ( - 1849 )
Vangsnes ( ? - 1849 )
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Leikanger is a former municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It was located on the northern shore of the Sognefjorden in the traditional district of Sogn. The administrative center was the village of Hermansverk, which also was the administrative center of the old Sogn og Fjordane county.

The Leikanger/Hermansverk urban area had 2,144 inhabitants (2019), about 90% of the municipal population. This urban area is often called Systrond, which is why a person from Leikanger is often called Systrending.

The municipality is the 342nd largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Leikanger is the 302nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,331. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 8.1% over the last decade.

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