Leiren
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Leiren or Leira is a village in the municipality of Grane in Nordland
Nordland
is a county in Norway in the North Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Nord-Trøndelag in the south, Norrbottens län in Sweden to the east, Västerbottens län to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The county was formerly known as Nordlandene amt. The county administration is...

 county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

. The village is located at the northern end of the lake Nedre Fiplingvatnet
Nedre Fiplingvatnet
Nedre Fiplingvatnet is a lake that lies in the municipality of Grane in Nordland county, Norway. The lake lies just west of Børgefjell National Park. The village of Leiren is located about north of the lake....

. The municipal center of Trofors
Trofors
Trofors is the administrative centre of the municipality of Grane in Nordland county, Norway. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Austervefsna and Svenningdalselva which forms the large river Vefsna. The village of Leiren lies about to the southeast and the village of Majavatn lies...

 lies about 25 kilometres (15.5 mi) to the northwest and the village of Majavatn
Majavatn
Majavatn is a village in the municipality of Grane in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the eastern shore of the lake Majavatnet, just west of the boundary of Børgefjell National Park...

 lies about 30 kilometres (18.6 mi) to the south. The local Fiplingdal Church
Fiplingdal Church
Fiplingdal Church is a parish church in the municipality of Grane in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the north side of the tiny village of Leiren on the north end of the lake Nedre Fiplingvatnet. The church is part of the Grane parish in the Indre Helgeland deanery in the Diocese of ...

is located in Leiren, serving the eastern part of Grane.
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