Liknes
Sign in to saveLiknes is the administrative centre of Kvinesdal municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located along the river Kvina, about north of the mouth where it empties into the Fedafjorden. The village of Storekvina lies about to the north of Liknes. The village has a population (2015) of 2,462 which gives the village a population density of .
Key facts
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- Liknes
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- Village
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- View of the village
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- Agder#Norway
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- left
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- Country
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- Norway
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- Region
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- Southern Norway
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- County
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- Agder
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- District
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- Lister
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- Municipality
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- Kvinesdal
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- CET
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Liknes is the administrative centre of Kvinesdal municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located along the river Kvina, about north of the mouth where it empties into the Fedafjorden. The village of Storekvina lies about to the north of Liknes. The village has a population (2015) of 2,462 which gives the village a population density of .
The village is the largest urban area in the municipality. There are stores, a school, and Kvinesdal Church. Just east of the village is the Saron Valley where the missionary center, '' is located. From 1900 until 1917, the municipality of Kvinesdal was named Liknes'', after the village.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Liknes” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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