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Parish

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This article is about ecclesiastical administration. For the administrative or civil parish, see Parish (administrative division). For other uses, see Parish (disambiguation). A parish is a church territorial entity constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or more curates, and who operates from a parish church. Historically, a parish often covered the same geographical area as a manor. Its association with the parish church remains paramount. [1] By extension the term parish refers not only to the territorial entity but to the people of its community or congregation as well as to church property within it. In England this church property was technically in ownership of the parish priest ex-officio , vested in him on his institution to that parish. Contents 1 Etymology and use 2 Territorial structure 3 Church of England 4 Church of Scotland 5 Church in Wales 6 Methodis...

Hornindalsvatnet

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Hornindalsvatnet Lake view from Grodås Location of Lake Hornindalsvatnet Location Sogn og Fjordane Coordinates 61°56′N 6°19′E  /  61.933°N 6.317°E  / 61.933; 6.317 Coordinates: 61°56′N 6°19′E  /  61.933°N 6.317°E  / 61.933; 6.317 Primary inflows Hornindøla river Primary outflows Eidselva river Basin countries Norway Max. length 22 km (14 mi) Max. width 4 km (2.5 mi) Surface area 51 km 2 (20 sq mi) Average depth 236 m (774 ft) Max. depth 514 m (1,686 ft) Water volume 12.1 km 3 (2.9 cu mi) Surface elevation 53 m (174 ft) References Hornindalsvatnet Data [1] Hornindalsvatnet is Norway's and Europe's deepest lake, officially measured to a depth of 514 metres (1,686 ft). Its surface is 53 metres (174 ft) above sea level, which means that its bottom is 461 metres (1,512...

Grodås

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For the Norwegian former goalkeeper, see Frode Grodås. Village in Western Norway, Norway Grodås Village Grodås Location in Sogn og Fjordane county Show map of Sogn og Fjordane Grodås Grodås (Norway) Show map of Norway Coordinates: 61°58′00″N 06°31′32″E  /  61.96667°N 6.52556°E  / 61.96667; 6.52556 Coordinates: 61°58′00″N 06°31′32″E  /  61.96667°N 6.52556°E  / 61.96667; 6.52556 Country Norway Region Western Norway County Sogn og Fjordane District Nordfjord Municipality Hornindal Municipality Area [1]  • Total 0.53 km 2 (0.20 sq mi) Elevation [2] 55 m (180 ft) Population (2013) [1]  • Total 451  • Density 851/km 2 (2,200/sq mi) Post Code 6763 Grodås Hornindal Church Grodås is the administrative centre of Hornindal Municipality in Sogn og ...

Sogn og Fjordane

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County in Sogn og Fjordane, Norway Sogn og Fjordane fylke County Coat of arms Sogn og Fjordane within Norway Coordinates: 61°20′00″N 05°50′00″E  /  61.33333°N 5.83333°E  / 61.33333; 5.83333 Coordinates: 61°20′00″N 05°50′00″E  /  61.33333°N 5.83333°E  / 61.33333; 5.83333 Country Norway County Sogn og Fjordane Region Vestlandet County ID NO-14 Administrative centre Hermansverk Government  • Governor Anne Karin Hamre   (2011–present)  • County mayor Åshild Kjelsnes   Arbeidarpartiet   (2011–present) Area  • Total 18,623 km 2 (7,190 sq mi)  • Land 17,709 km 2 (6,837 sq mi)  • Water 914 km 2 (353 sq mi) Area rank #8 in Norway, 5.81% of Norway's land area Population (August 14, 20...