Lesja

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Lesja is a rural municipality in Innlandet county, Norway, known for its mountainous landscapes, agriculture, and outdoor recreation opportunities.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Lesja canonical 13
Lesjaskog 1

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
administrativeCentre Lesja village
Lesjaskog
linked to: Lesja
borders Dovre
Molde
Norddal
linked to: Orkdal

Oppdal
Rauma
Skjåk
Sunndal
characterizedAs rural municipality
coatOfArms Lesja coat of arms
coatOfArmsAdopted 1987
contains Lesja Church
Lesja Iron Works historical site
Lesjaskogsvatnet
country Norway
establishedAsMunicipality 1838
governedBy Lesja municipal council
governedWithin Innlandet county municipality
linked to: Innlandet county
hasClimate continental subarctic climate
hasDemonym Lesjing
hasHighestPoint Skarvehøi
hasLandUse grazing land
hayfields
mountain pastures
hasLanguageForm Nynorsk
hasMainIndustry agriculture
forestry
livestock farming
tourism
hasMunicipalNumber 3432
hasOfficialLanguage Norwegian
hasPopulationDensity low
hasSignificantRiver Gudbrandsdalslågen
Rauma River headwaters
knownFor fishing
hiking
hunting
mountainous landscapes
outdoor recreation
locatedIn Eastern Norway
Innlandet county
locatedInMountainRegion Dovrefjell
locatedNear Romsdalen valley
mayorTitle Mayor of Lesja
offersActivity cross-country skiing
skiing
snowmobiling (in designated areas)
partOf Gudbrandsdalen region
linked to: Gudbrandsdalen

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Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Oppland containsPart Lesja
Gudbrandsdalen extendsTo Lesja
Gudbrandsdalen contains Lesja
Lom, Norway borders Lesja
Dombås near Lesja
Kristians amt contains Lesja
Dovre borders Lesja
Lesja administrativeCentre Lesjaskog
linked to: Lesja
Lom borders Lesja
Skjåk borderedBy Lesja
Reinheimen hasAccessPoint Lesja