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Location
  
Highest elevation
  
102.4 m (336 ft)

County
  
Municipality
  
Agdenes

Major islands
  
Nord-Leksa & Sør-Leksa

Highest point
  
Jøtudalskallen

Elevation
  
102 m

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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. 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.

Map of Leksa, 7156 Leksa, Norway

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.

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.

References

Leksa Wikipedia


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