Helgeland

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A free group with one limit and restriction only: pictures about nature, landscape and culture from the district of Helgeland. Exteriors and interiors are welcome. There are some moderation, pictures judged non matching will be removed (e.g., photo with no clear connection to Helgeland, persons portraits in foreground or still-life pics with no obvious relation to Helgeland, photo promoting private business activities, photo which can be considered offensive to individuals, ethnic or geographical groups of people, locations or cities etc.)

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Facts about Helgeland distrikt:
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Helgeland is a traditional district in the southern part of Nordland fylke (county), and do not have its own administration. In early Middle Ages Helgeland was a part of Hålogaland, then it became a county, in the 16th century it became a subcounty of Nordland, and in 1894 the subcounty was dissolved.

Area: 18,832 km²

Population (2004): 85,204

Municipalities of Helgeland, Administrative Centre in brackets:
Alstahaug (Sandnessjøen), Bindal (Terråk), Brønnøy (Brønnøysund), Dønna (Solfjellsjøen), Grane (Trofors), Hattfjelldal (Hattfjelldal), Hemnes (Korgen), Herøy (Silvalen), Leirfjord (Leland), Lurøy (Lurøy), Meløy (Ørnes), Nesna (Nesna), Rana (Mo i Rana), Rødøy (Vågaholmen), Sømna (Vik i Helgeland), Træna (Husøy), Vefsn (Mosjøen), Vega (Gladstad), Vevelstad (Vevelstad).

Church of Norway, provostships (prosti) of Helgeland:
Sør-Helgeland prosti - Bindal, Sømna, Brønnøy, Vega, Vevelstad.
Nord-Helgeland prosti - Herøy, Alstahaug, Leirfjord, Dønna, Nesna, Lurøy, Rødøy, Træna.
Indre Helgeland prosti - Vefsn, Grane, Hattfjelldal, Hemnes, Rana.
Bodø domprosti (part) - Meløy.
Den norske kirke - www.kirken.no/.

Courts (tingretter) of Helgeland:
Brønnøy tingrett - Bindal, Brønnøy, Sømna, Vega, Vevelstad.
Alstahaug tingrett - Alstahaug, Dønna, Grane, Hattfjelldal, Herøy, Leirfjord, Vefsn.
Rana tingrett - Hemnes, Lurøy, Nesna, Rana, Træna, Rødøy.
Salten tingrett (part) - Meløy.
Domstoladministrasjonen - www.domstol.no/.

Police regional areas (politidistrikt) of Helgeland:
Nord-Trøndelag politidistrikt (part) - Bindal.
Helgeland politidistrikt - Rana, Vefsn, Nesna, Hemnes, Alstahaug, Leirfjord, Herøy, Dønna, Lurøy, Træna, Grane, Hattfjelldal, Brønnøy, Vevelstad, Vega, Sømna.
Salten politidistrikt (part) - Rødøy, Meløy.
Politi- og lensmannsetaten - www.politi.no/.

Some links:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helgeland
no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helgeland
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordland
no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordland
www.feriewebben.no/nordland.jpg

http://www.helgeland.no/