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Leksa

Coordinates: 63°34′35″N 9°19′29″E / 63.5764°N 9.3246°E / 63.5764; 9.3246
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Leksa
Leksa is located in Sør-Trøndelag
Leksa
Leksa
Location in Sør-Trøndelag (Sør-Leksa in red, Nord-Leksa just to the right of it)
Geography
LocationSør-Trøndelag, Norway
Coordinates63°34′35″N 9°19′29″E / 63.5764°N 9.3246°E / 63.5764; 9.3246

Leksa refers to the two islands in the Trondheimsleia. They are located in the municipality of Agdenes in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. Leksa is made up of the smaller north island, Nord-Leksa, and the larger south island, Sør-Leksa.[1] The two islands have been connected by a small causeway since 1986. There are about 30 inhabitants between the two islands with about four farms still in use.

Leksa has a store and a post office, and is used as a recreational resort. There is a car ferry from Vernes to Nord-Leksa and from Garten to Nord-Leksa. The Sør-Leksa port is for express catamaran boat between Trondheim and Kristiansund. On Sør-Leksa there is a small fishing harbour with a breakwater whose construction work was finished in 1978.[2]

During World War II there were about 300 German soldiers stationed at Leksa, and there were also 60-70 Polish and Russian prisoners of war who were imprisoned here for about 2 years. They built some fortifications here on the west side of the island at Gangstua which were called Leksa Kystbatteri. Ruins of the fortifications are still visible today.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Leksa" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
  2. ^ "About Leksa". Retrieved 2011-01-20.
  3. ^ "Leksa History: World War II". Retrieved 2011-01-20.