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Posebyen is a neighbourhood in the city of Kristiansand in Vest-Agder county, Norway. Posebyen is located in the downtown borough of Kvadraturen , along the western shore of the river Otra . It consists mostly of large, white, wooden houses, many of which were left intact after the big city fire in 1892.
Most of the students come from the western part of the city. There is a high school musical and a school newspaper. Several 20th century Norwegian cultural figures have attended the school, including poets Rudolf Nilsen, Rolf Jacobsen, André Bjerke, Carl Keilhau, Paal Brekke, Kate Næss and Jan Erik Vold, [1] or actor Henrik Holm.
A geopolitical map of Norway, exhibiting its 19 first-order subnational divisions (fylker or "counties") with Svalbard and Jan Mayen. Each of the country's regions is uniquely coloured. Norway is commonly divided into five major geographical regions (landsdeler). These regions are purely geographical and cultural, and have no administrative ...
Feb. 19—NORWAY — Town Manager Dennis Lajoie and Fire Chief Dennis Yates reviewed the command structure and the standards of procedures for the Norway Fire Department with selectmen Thursday ...
Haraldshaugen is located in the northern suburbs of Haugesund. The monument consists of a large mound surrounded by a granite memorial stones with 29 smaller stones, one from each of the historic counties of Norway. At the top of the mound stands a 17m high granite main obelisk, with four bronze panels around the base.
A stave church (Norwegian: stavkirke) is a church built of timbers with a supporting structure of posts (pillars) standing on reclining sleepers or timbers and carrying poles. The structural joints in the wall form frames that are filled with standing planks or tiles. The poles (Norwegian: stavene) have given name
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Charles XII memorial in Fredriksten fortress, Halden, Norway. After 1905 the fortress lost all military significance, but it still hosted various units. As of today the Norwegian defence logistics and administrative college is situated by the fortress. The fortress also hosts several museums and art exhibitions.