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Levanger is a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherred region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Levanger. Other villages in the municipality include Alstadhaug, Ekne, Hokstad, Markabygd, Momarka, Mule, Nesset, Okkenhaug, Ronglan, Skogn, and Åsen. The town of Levanger lies at the mouth of the Levangerelva river along the Trondheimsfjord. One of the main roads through the town is Kirkegata. The town has a population (2009) of 8,924. The population density is . The town has held "town status" since 1997. Levanger is a member of the Italian initiative, Cittaslow, for ''slow towns'' that don't adopt a "fast-lane" approach that is so common in most modern towns. ==General information== The town of Levanger was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). In 1856, the rural areas around the town of Levanger were separated from the town to form the rural municipality of Levanger landsogn (the name was later changed to ''Frol''). This left 1,017 residents in the town. On 13 November 1951, a small area of Frol (population: 51) was transferred to the town of Levanger. On 1 January 1962, the rural municipalities of Frol, Skogn, and Åsen were merged with the town of Levanger. Prior to the merger, the town had 1,669 residents. On 1 January 1964, the island municipality of Ytterøy was merged with the newly enlarged municipality of Levanger. Prior to the merger, Levanger had 12,281 residents, and Ytterøy added 772 to bring the municipality to a population of 13,053. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Levanger」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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