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Norwegian Army 2nd Battalion Bataljon 2 (2BN) (2nd Battalion) is an infantry unit of the Norwegian Army, based at Skjold. It serves in the mechanized infantry role as part of Brigade Nord; the battalion is one of three that performs this role, the other being the Telemark Bataljon and Panserbataljonen.
Norwegian Association of Audiovisual Translators The Norwegian Association of Audiovisual Translators —or Norsk audiovisuell oversetterforening (NAViO) in Norwegian— is an association organizing mainly translators dealing with subtitling for the cinema-, television-, video-, DVD- and Internet markets.
Norwegian beer Norwegian beer is the product of a rich tradition of brewing in Norway, despite high taxation and stringent rules governing when and where alcoholic beverages may be sold that makes Norway somewhat of a harsh climate for beer drinkers.
Norwegian Bandindex Norwegian Bandindex, launched in 1999 by Holger Lockertsen, is one of the largest internet databases for Norwegian music. The information in the database comes from submissions contributed by users who have registered accounts on the site.
Norwegian Baptist Union The Norwegian Baptist Union (NBU) (Det Norske Baptistsamfunn) is a national organization of Baptists in Norway for promoting cooperation in missions, benevolence, and education; also called the Baptist Union of Norway.
Norwegian continued prohibition referendum, 1926 A consultative and facultative referendum on whether Norway should continue prohibition was held on October 18, 1926. A partial prohibition had been effective since 1917, and a 1919 referendum lay a ban on spirits and dessert wine.
Norwegian Campaign order of battle The German operation for the invasion of Denmark and Norway in April, 1940 was code-named WeserĂĽbung, or "Weser Exercise". Opposing the invasion were the partially mobilized Norwegian military, and an allied expeditionary force composed of British, French, and Polish formations.
Norwegian Center for Studies of Holocaust and Religious Minorities The Center for Studies of Holocaust and Religious Minorities in Norway opened its doors to the public on August 24, 2006 at the former residence of Vidkun Quisling known as Villa Grande, on the peninsula of Bygdøy in Oslo.
Norwegian College of Fishery Science The Norwegian College of Fishery Science (NCFS or in Norwegian NFH: Norges fiskerihøgskole) was established in 1972 as a joint responsibility of the three Norwegian universities in Tromsø, Bergen and Trondheim. In 1988 a new organisational structure was introduced as NCFS was located to Tromsø and organised as a faculty at the University of Tromsø, keeping some degree of autonomy as its own rector etc.
Norwegian Computing Center Norwegian Computing Center (NR, in Norwegian: Norsk Regnesentral) is a private, independent, non-profit research foundation founded in 1952. NR carries out contract research and development in the areas of computing and quantitative methods for a broad range of industrial, commercial and public service organisations in the national and international markets.
Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions The Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (Landsorganisasjonen i Norge or LO) is decidedly the largest and probably the most influential central organization of labour unions in Norway. The 24 national unions affiliated to the LO have more than 830,000 members of a Norwegian population of 4.
Norwegian Constitution Day The Norwegian Constitution Day is the National Day of Norway and is an official national holiday each year. Among Norwegians, the day is referred to simply as syttende mai (meaning May Seventeenth), or Grunnlovsdagen (Constitution Day), although the latter is less frequent.
Norwegian Cruise Line Norwegian Cruise Line is a company operating cruise ships, headquartered in Miami, Florida. It is most well known for its Freestyle Cruising, which means that there are no set times or seating arrangements for meals, nor is formal attire required.
Norwegian Defence Research Establishment The Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (Forsvarets forskningsinstitutt – FFI) conducts research and development on behalf of the Norwegian Armed Forces and provides expert advice to political and military defence leaders. In particular, its task is to keep track of advances in the fields of science and military technology which might affect the assumptions on which Norwegian security policy and/or defence planning is based.
Norwegian Directorate for Health and Social Affairs The Norwegian Directorate for Health and Social Affairs (Norwegian: Sosial- og helsedirektoratet) is a specialised directorate for health and social affairs. The Directorate is an integral part of the central administration of health and social affairs in Norway, and is organised under the joint auspices of the Ministry of Health and Care Services and the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs.
Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management The Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management is Norway's national governmental body for preserving Norway's natural environment, including establishing and regulating national parks and other protected areas. The directorate is part of the Norwegian Ministry of Environment.
Norwegian exonyms As a general rule, modern Norwegian does not use exonyms for names with endonyms in Latin script. Historically, several Danish/German exonyms have been in use, due to the Danish roots of the BokmĂĄl variety of Norwegian, but these exonyms should be considered archaic, and are no longer used officially.
Norwegian Elkhound The Norwegian Elkhound is one of the ancient Northern Spitz-type breed of dog and is the National Dog of Norway. The Elkhound is commonly referred to as the "Dog of the Vikings," and has served as a hunter, guardian, herder, and defender at least since the time of the Vikings.
Norwegian farm culture The Norwegian farm culture or bondekultur was a rural civilization which assumed a form in Viking Age Norway retained with little change into the age of firearms, and in many respects even to the early 20th Century. It has been described as unique in Europe and was widely celebrated in the Norwegian literature of the age of national romanticism.
Norwegian football cup The Norwegian football cup is usually just referred to as "the cup" or "NM" in Norway (its official name, though, is the NM SAS Braathens Cup, because it is sponsored by airline company SAS Braathens). NM is an acronym for norgesmesterskap, which means "Norwegian championship".
Norwegian Fishermans' Church, Liverpool Norwegian Fishermans’ Church in Liverpool, England, is one of 29 churches organised by Sjømannskirken (Norwegian Church Abroad), a voluntary organisation serving the religious needs of Norwegians abroad on behalf of the Church of Norway.
Norwegian Football Association Gold Watch The Norwegian Football Association Gold Watch (Norwegian: Gullklokka) is an honorary proof that's awarded to all Norwegian footballers who reaches 25 caps for the Norwegian national football team. The watch is awarded by the Norwegian Football Association.
Norwegian heavy water sabotage The Norwegian heavy water sabotage was a series of actions taken by Norwegian saboteurs during World War II to prevent the German nuclear energy project from acquiring heavy water which could be used to produce nuclear weapons.
Norwegian Christian Student and School Association The Norwegian Christian Student and School Association (Norwegian: Norges Kristelige Student- og Skolungdomslag or NKSS), is a Christian youth organization in Norway that works in schools and universities to make Jesus known. The members often refer to themselves as "The association" or "The team".
Norwegian Church Aid Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) is an independent humanitarian and ecumenical organisation with headquarters in Oslo, Norway. The organisation also has offices in 65 countries worldwide and receives funding from the Norwegian Protestant church, their institutions and congregations, the Norwegian state, and from private donors.
Norwegian Institute of Marine Research The Institute of Marine Research is a national consultative research institute which is owned by the Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs. The Institute performs research and provides advisory services in the fields of marine ecosystems and aquaculture.
Norwegian Institute of Public Health The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (Nasjonalt folkehelseinstitutt, Folkehelseinstituttet) is a national center established in 2002 for expert knowledge of epidemiology, infectious disease control, environmental medicine, forensic toxicology and research on drug abuse.
Norwegian Institute of Technology The Norwegian Institute of Technology, known by its Norwegian acronym NTH (Norges Tekniske Høgskole), was established in Trondheim in 1910, and existed as an independent technical university for 85 years, after which it was merged into NTNU (1996). NTH was primarily a polytechnic institute, educating master level engineers as well as architects.
Norwegian International Ship Register Norwegian International Ship Register, NIS is a separate Norwegian ship register for Norwegian vessels aimed at competing with flags of convenience registers like Panama, Liberia etc. Originally proposed by Erling Dekke Næss in 1984 it was established in Bergen in 1987.
Norwegian International School Norwegian International School located in Hong Kong was established in 1984 primarily to provide an education for the children of Norwegian missionaries. During this period of the school’s history, Norwegian was the medium of instruction, with English lessons conducted by teachers of English.
Norwegian language struggle The Norwegian language struggle (sprĂĄkstriden) is an ongoing controversy within Norwegian culture and politics related to spoken and written Norwegian. It is rooted in nationalism and the language situation following the end (in 1814) of 400 years of Danish rule of Norway.
Norwegian literature Norwegian literature is, for the purposes of this article, literature composed in Norway or by Norwegian people. The history of Norwegian literature starts with the pagan Eddaic poems and skaldic verse of the 9th and 10th centuries with poets such as Bragi Boddason and Eyvindr Skáldaspillir.
Norwegian Lady Statues Norwegian Lady Statues are located in the sister cities of Moss, a coastal town and municipality in the county of Østfold, Norway, and at the Oceanfront (boardwalk) in the coastal resort city of Virginia Beach, Virginia in the United States. They commemorate the lives lost in the 1891 shipwreck of the Norwegian barque Dictator off the coast of Virginia Beach and the lifesaving efforts of the community.
Norwegian Law of Succession The Norwegian Law of Succession was introduced in 1163. The law was an accord between Erling Skakke and Archbishop Øystein, where Erling's son Magnus Erlingsson inherited the throne, in exchange for greater power to the church.
Norwegian men's football cup 1963 The Norwegian men's football cup 1963 was the frst all-Norwegian cup, as it was the first year clubs from Northern Norway were allowed to participate in the cup. Of the two northern Norwegian teams that participated this year, F.
Norwegian monarchy The Norwegian monarch or Sovereign is the head of state of Norway, which is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of government. The Norwegian monarchy can trace its line back to the reign of Harald Fairhair and the previous petty kingdoms which were united to form Norway; it has been united with both Sweden and Denmark for long periods.
Norwegian monarchy plebiscite, 1905 The plebiscite on accepting Prince Carl of Denmark as King of Norway was held in Norway on 12 and 13 November 1905. The voters were to cast a yes or no vote on whether they approved of the desition the Storting had made in authorising the government to offer the throne of Norway to Prince Carl of Denmark.
Norwegian Majesty The Norwegian Majesty (formerly Royal Majesty) was originally ordered by Birka Line for their 24 hour cruises out of Stockholm. Following the bankruptcy of builders Wartsila, the contract was resold to Majesty Cruise Line and the vessel was completed as Caribbean cruise ship Royal Majesty in 1992.
Norwegian Medicines Agency The Norwegian Medicines Agency (Statens legemiddelverk, Legemiddelverket) is the national, regulatory authority for new and existing medicines and the supply chain. The Agency is responsible for supervising the production, trials and marketing of medicines.
Norwegian Military Academy The Norwegian Military Academy (Norwegian: Krigsskolen) was established in 1750. It is the oldest university-level educational institution in Norway, and one of the oldest active military academies in the world.
Norwegian Ministry of Defence The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Defence (Forsvarsdepartementet) is a Norwegian government ministry in charge of the formation and implementation of national security and defence policy, and for the overall management and control of the activities of subordinate agencies. The ministry is headed by the politically appointed Minister of Defence, currently Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen.
Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services (Helse- og omsorgsdepartementet) is a Norwegian government ministry in charge of health policy, public health, health care services and health legislation in Norway.
Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Transportation and Communications (Norwegian: Samferdselsdepartementet) is a Norwegian ministry established in. The ministry is responisble for transportation and communication infrastucture in Norway.
Norwegian Mission to the East Norwegian Mission to the East (NMTE) is a Christian missions and human rights organisation, with a special focus on freedom of belief and religion as expressed in Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Norwegian Mountain Touring Association The Norwegian Mountain Touring Association (In Norwegian, Den Norske Turistforening – DNT) is a Norwegian association which maintains mountain trails and cabins in Norway. The association was founded on January 21, 1868 with the scope "to help and develop tourism in this country".
Norwegian National Association for Lesbian and Gay Liberation Landsforeningen for lesbisk og homofil frigjøring (LLH) (in English: The National Association for Lesbian and Gay Liberation) is a Norwegian "working politically and socially so that those who are gay, lesbian and bisexual can live openly without fear of being ostracized, discriminated, or harassed."
Norwegian News Agency The Norwegian News Agency (in Norwegian: Norsk TelegrambyrĂĄ, abbreviated NTB) is a Norwegian press agency and wire service that serves many of the largest Norwegian media outlets. It also cooperates closely with the photo agency Scanpix, in which it has a 50% ownership share.
Norwegian parliamentary election, 1997 A general election to the Storting, the parliament of Norway, was held on 15 September 1997. Before the election, Prime Minister Thorbjørn Jagland of the Labour Party, decleared that the government would step down unless it gained 36,9 per cent of the vote, the percentage gained by the Labour Party in 1993 under Gro Harlem Brundtland (under the heading 'political conditions').
Norwegian photography As in many countries, the science, craft, and art of photography in Norway has evolved as a result of changing technology, improving economic conditions, and the level of acceptance of photography as an art form in its own right.
Norwegian railway carriages There are three basic types of Norwegian railway carriage used commonly by NSB on the Norwegian railway system, the B3, B5 and B7 series. As of 2005, the carriages are hauled by NSB El 18 engines on the main electrified stretches and NSB Di 4 engines on non-electrified lines.
Norwegian rocket incident The Norwegian rocket incident refers to a few minutes of post-Cold War nuclear tension that took place on January 25, 1995. The incident started when a team of Norwegian and American scientists launched a Black Brant XII four-stage sounding rocket from the Andøya Rocket Range off the northwest coast of Norway.
Norwegian romantic nationalism Norwegian romantic nationalism was a movement in Norway between 1840 and 1867 in art, literature, and popular culture that emphasized the aesthetics of Norwegian nature and the uniqueness of the Norwegian national identity. A subject of much study and debate in Norway, it was characterized by nostalgia.
Norwegian Radio Orchestra The Norwegian Radio Orchestra (Norwegian: Kringkastingsorkestret) was founded in 1946. It is an orchestra consisting of 53 musicians, and it has a wide repertoire, ranging from classical and baroque to contemporary, jazz, pop and rock.
Norwegian Railway Inspectorate The Norwegian Railway Inspectorate (Norwegian: Statens Jernbanetilsyn) is a Norwegian government agency responsible for control and supervision of rail transport in Norway, including railways, tramways, rapid transits, heritage railways and side tracks.
Norwegian Red Cross The Norwegian Red Cross (Norges Røde Kors) was founded September 22, 1865 by prime minister Frederik Stang. In 1907 the Norwegian Ministry of Defence authorized the organization for voluntary medical aid in war.
Norwegian Refugee Council The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent, humanitarian non-governmental organisation which provides assistance, protection and durable solutions to refugees and internally displaced persons worldwide.
Norwegian Royal Regalia The crown jewels, or royal regalia, of Norway include nine items: the king's crown, the sword of the realm, the king's sceptre, the king's orb, the queen's crown, the queen's sceptre, the queen's orb, the crown of the crown prince and the anointing horn. Also in this collection are several coronation robes, two banners of the realm and coronation thrones.
Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund The Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund (Statens lĂĄnekasse for utdanning) provides loans and grants to Norwegian and certain foreign students for their education. This system is aimed at making higher education available to everyone, regardless of their place of residence within Norway, their age, sex or economic and social status.
Norwegian union dissolution referendum, 1905 The plebiscite to dissolve the union with Sweden took place on August 13, 1905. The question put to the voters (only men had suffrage in Norway at the time) was whether they approved of the "already completed dissolution of the union" («den stedfundne Opløsning af Unionen»).
Norwegian UFO-sighting 2006 On the eve of August 21, 2006, a strange light phenomenon was reported seen by many people in the sky all over Norway, from Finnsnes in the north, to Bodø in the south. The bright green shining orb was traveling with great speed over the night sky, and described by witnesses as much bigger than an aircraft.
Norwegian University of Life Sciences The Norwegian University of Life Sciences (Universitetet for miljø- og biovitenskap, UMB) is a university in Norway, established as an agricultural school in 1859. It became a scientific college (vitenskapelig høgskole) in 1897 and received university status in 2005.
Norwegian University of Science and Technology The Norwegian University of Science and Technology, known by its Norwegian acronym NTNU (from Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet), is located in Trondheim and is attended by about 20,000 students. It is one of six universities in Norway, the other five being the University of Oslo, the University of Bergen, the University of Tromsø, the University of Stavanger and the Norwegian University of Life Sciences.
Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate The Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (Norwegian: Norges vassdrags- og energidirektorat or NVE) is a Norwegian government agency established in 1921. It is under the Olje- og energidepartementet (Ministry of Petroleum and Energy) and regulates the country's water resources and energy supply.
Norwegian Wikipedia There are two Norwegian language editions of Wikipedia: one for for articles written in BokmĂĄl and one for articles written in Nynorsk. The first site launched on November 26, 2001, and originally allowed articles to be written in any written Norwegian standard.
Norwegian Writers for Children The Norwegian Writers for Children (Norske Barne- og Ungdomsbokforfattere (NBU)) was founded in 1947. The association, comprised of authors who write fiction for children and young people, promotes the interests of writers of books for children and young people and encourages literature for children and young people.
Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (also known as NBSX or NBSAE) (1949 – 1952) the first Antarctica expedition involving an international team of scientists. The team members came from Norway, Sweden and the British Commonwealth of Nations.
Norwegian-Canadian A Norwegian(-)Canadian is a Canadian citizen with Norwegian background. In the 2001 census there were over 360,000 Canadian citizens with Norwegian ancestry, making up just over one percent of the entire Canadian population.
Norwegian/Swedish mil A mil (Norwegian and Swedish for mile) is a unit of length, usually used to measure geographic distance, fairly common in Norway and Sweden. Today, it measures by definition 10 kilometres, but earlier in history it had different values.
Norwegianism A norwegianism (norvagisme in Norwegian) is a linguistic term that describes a word or a phrase of Norwegian origin in a different language. Though Norwegian influence on other languages is rather scarce, there are some notable examples:
Norwenglish Norwenglish is a pidgin language formed by mixing Norwegian with English. Obviously, Norwenglish is not a well-defined language, but many of the words that arise from it are also common errors Norwegians sometimes make when speaking or writing English, or when desperately lacking an English word when speaking.
Norwest Business Park The Norwest Business Park is a commercial office zone in the suburb of Bella Vista, NSW in Australia. Norwest Busisness is borded by Windsor Road to the East, and Old Windsor Road to the West, with Norwest Boulevard stretching the length of the park between the two main arterial roads.
Norwich (UK Parliament constituency) Norwich was a parliamentary constituency which was represented in the British House of Commons. Centred on the city of Norwich in Norfolk, it returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) from 1298 until it was abolished for the 1950 general election.
Norwich Anarchist Students Norwich Anarchist Students (NAS) was set up in September 2003 with the assistance of Norwich Anarchists. Since then it has often been the most active political grouping at the University of East Anglia, and the only left wing one.
Norwich Anarchists Norwich Anarchists are a community oriented group of activists based in the city of Norwich, as their name suggests, that use campaigns and direct action to further the ideals of anarchism. They come from various anarchist backgrounds, uniting in what they believe they have in common rather than their few ideological differences.
Norwich Buddhist Centre The Norwich Buddhist Centre (UK) was established in Norwich, Norfolk, in 1976. The centre is run by people associated with a Buddhist organisation called the Friends of the Western Buddhist Order - a group that that to make the ancient teachings of the Buddhism available in the modern world.
Norwich Bulletin The Norwich Bulletin is a newspaper printed daily in eastern Connecticut, based in the city of Norwich and owned by the Gannett Company. It covers eastern Connecticut, with a focus on the Norwich area and points north.
Norwich Free Academy The Norwich Free Academy, founded in 1854, is a high school located in the city of Norwich, Connecticut. It is located at 305 Broadway across from Park Church and the Chelsea Parade (known as “The Green” by students).
Norwich school The Norwich school of painters were the first provincial art movement in Britain that began in 1803. They were inspired by the natural beauty of the Norfolk landscape and influenced stylistically through the cultural affinity of Norwich and Norfolk to the Benelux countries by Dutch masters of landscape paintings such as Hobbema and Ruisdael.
Norwich School of Art & Design Norwich School of Art & Design is a higher education specialist art and design college, based on a single site in the centre of Norwich, in the United Kingdom. It is the product of a merger between the Norwich School of Art and Great Yarmouth College of Art.
Norwich School, Norwich Norwich School is situated in Norwich, Norfolk, England, and is one of the oldest schools in the country, with a traceable history as far back as 1096. Today the school is an independent, fee-paying school and still to this day provides education in some of the original buildings.
Norwich, Connecticut Norwich, known as "The Rose of New England," is a city in, and formerly county seat (when there were county seats in the state) of, New London County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 36,117 at the 2000 census.
Norwin Meneses Cantarero Norwin Meneses Cantarero was a drug kingpin in Nicaragua who held power under Anastasio Somoza. When the Somoza government was overthrown in 1979, Cantarero fled to the United States, and then headed security for the FDN (an early Contra group).
Norwood (Edmonton) Norwood is a neighbourhood in North-Central Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The area is centered on Norwood Boulevard (111 Ave) and 95 Street and is bordered by the communities of McCauley to the south, Cromdale to the east, Alberta Avenue to the north and Kingsway to the west.
Norwood (UK Parliament constituency) Norwood was a constituency in South London which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until it was abolished for the 1997 general election.
Norwood Cycling Club The Norwood Cycling Club is the oldest cycling club in the Southern Hemisphere and the largest in South Australia. It holds meetings on the second Monday of each month in its clubrooms, which are located at 7 George Street, Stepney.
Norwood Football Club The Norwood Football Club, known as the Redlegs, is an Australian rules football club belonging to the South Australian National Football League in the state of South Australia. Its home ground is Coopers Stadium.
Norwood Cheek Norwood Cheek is a filmmaker and has directed many music videos for bands such as SuperChunk, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Ben Folds Five, AFI, Toenut, 12 Stones, French Kicks, the Donnas, Soul Coughing and many others. He directed an episode of the USA Networks GvsE and has made commercials for X-Large clothing.
Norwood Junction railway station Norwood Junction railway station, originally called Jolly Sailor, is in South Norwood in the London Borough of Croydon in south London, in Travelcard Zone 4. The station and most trains are operated by Southern, with one train per hour off-peak in both directions operated by Southeastern.
Norwood Morialta High School Norwood Morialta High School is a dual campus high school of over 1300 students ranging from years 8 to 13. It is located in the Eastern suburbs of Adelaide, the capital city of the state of South Australia in Australia.
Norwood New Town Norwood New Town is a largely residential district in Southeast London, in the London Borough of Croydon. In common with its neighbouring districts of West Norwood, South Norwood and Upper Norwood, it is named after the contraction of the Great North Wood.
Norwood procedure The Norwood Procedure is a surgery performed on the heart. This procedure is most often performed to treat Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, certain types of mitral atresia, or other conditions that result in single ventricle circulation.
Norwood Park, Chicago Norwood Park is a middle-class neighborhood on the far Northwest Side of Chicago, Illinois. Named after Henry Ward Beecher's novel Norwood, or Village Life in New England (1868), it is home to many of the city's firefighters, police officers, and other blue collar workers.
Norwood Russell Hanson Norwood Russell Hanson (1924 – 1967) was a philosopher of science. Hanson was a pioneer in advancing the argument that observation is theory laden – that observation language and theory language are deeply interwoven – and that historical and contemporary comprehension are similarly deeply interwoven.
Norwood Tunnel Norwood Tunnel was a 2884 yard (2633 m) long, 9 feet 3 inch wide and 12 feet high brick (3 million of them) lined canal tunnel on the line of the Chesterfield Canal with its Western Portal in Norwood, Derbyshire and its Eastern Portal in Kiveton, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom.
Norwood, North Yorkshire The Ordnance Survey Explorer Map 297 (Lower Wharfedale & Washburn Valley) records two geographical features named Norwood: Norwood Edge and Norwood Bottom, as well as a house called Norwood Hall. But the largest settlement with this name (on Norwood Lane) is marked on the map as "Bland Hill".
Norwood, South Australia Norwood () is a suburb of Adelaide, about 4 kilometres east of the Adelaide Central Business District. The suburb is in the City of Norwood Payneham St Peters (the oldest South Australian local government municipality, with a city population over 34,000).
Norwood–205th Street (IND Concourse Line) Norwood–205th Street is a station on the IND Concourse Line of the New York City Subway. Located in at the intersection of 205th Street and Bainbridge Avenue in the Norwood section of the Bronx, it serves as the northern terminal of the train at all times.
Nos, Book of the Resurrection Nos: Book of the Resurrection (translated, from the Spanish Nos: Libro de la ResurrecciĂłn, in collaboration with the author by Gela Jacobson) is a book by Miguel Serrano. The author states in the introduction: "it is neither a poem, nor a novel, nor a philosophical essay, although it contains a little of each of these.
Nosamo Nosamo (Korean: 노사모; acronym for 노무현을 사랑하는 사람들의 모임 "gathering of people who love Roh Moo-hyun") is an internet-based group organised in 2000 as a fan club for the South Korean politician and current president Roh Moo-hyun.
Nosbonsing and Nipissing Railway The Nosbonsing and Nipissing Railway was a portage railway constructed by Ottawa lumberman John Rudolphus Booth in 1884, although its Ontario charter dates from March 1886, after a land claim dispute when Northern & Pacific Junction Railway tried to cross it, (resolved only after) J. R.

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