Norden
Encyclopedia
Geography
- the Scandinavian name for the Nordic countriesNordic countriesThe Nordic countries make up a region in Northern Europe and the North Atlantic which consists of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden and their associated territories, the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Åland...
. - Norden, Lower SaxonyNorden, Lower SaxonyNorden is a town in the district of Aurich, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the North Sea shore, in East Frisia.-External links:* *...
: a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. - Norden Township, MinnesotaNorden Township, MinnesotaNorden Township is a township in Pennington County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 385 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 27.6 square miles , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there...
: a township in Minnesota, United States. - Norden, Greater ManchesterNorden, Greater ManchesterNorden is a suburban village within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. It is situated on the western edge of Rochdale....
: a village near Rochdale, England. - Norden, Dorset, a hamlet in England
- Lake Norden, South DakotaLake Norden, South DakotaLake Norden is a city in Hamlin County, South Dakota, United States. It is part of the Watertown, South Dakota Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 467 at the 2010 census.-Attractions:...
: a village in South Dakota, United States. - Norden, CaliforniaNorden, CaliforniaNorden is a small unincorporated community in Nevada County, California, United States, about west of Truckee. The community is located on a former portion of U.S...
- Norden (canton): a canton in the First French Empire.
People
- Albert NordenAlbert NordenAlbert Norden was a German communist politician. He went into exile during Nazi rule. He returned to Germany after the war, and became an important politician in the German Democratic Republic...
, German politician - Aleksandr Petrovich Norden, Russian mathematician
- Carl NordenCarl NordenCarl Lucas Norden , born Carel Lucas van Norden, was an American engineer widely known for having invented the Norden bombsight....
, engineer, responsible for designing the Norden bombsightNorden bombsightThe Norden bombsight was a tachometric bombsight used by the United States Army Air Forces and the United States Navy during World War II, and the United States Air Force in the Korean and the Vietnam Wars to aid the crew of bomber aircraft in dropping bombs accurately... - Cecily NordenCecily NordenCecily Bourchier Norden was an author, senior horse judge, champion rider and exhibitor and Stud Breeder. She is known for her contribution to the Riding Horse Industry in South Africa.-Biography:...
, South African author, horse judge, rider, and breeder - Christine NordenChristine NordenChristine Norden was a British actress.-Career:Born Mary Lydia Thornton in Mowbray Terrace, Sunderland, she was the daughter of a bus driver...
, British actress - Claes NordénClaes NordénClaes Norden is a is a Swedish professional ice hockey player. He currently plays for Linköpings HC of the Swedish Elitserien.-External links:...
(born 1993), Swedish professional ice hockey player - Denis NordenDenis NordenDenis Mostyn Norden CBE is a former English comedy writer and television presenter. After an early career working in cinemas, he began scriptwriting during World War II. From 1948 to 1959, he co-wrote the successful BBC Radio comedy programme Take It from Here with Frank Muir...
, British comedy writer and television presenter - Eduard Norden, German theology historian
- Frederic Louis NordenFrederic Louis NordenFrederic Louis Norden was a Danish naval captain and explorer.Also known as Frederick, Frederik, Friderick, Ludwig, Ludvig and Lewis, the name used on the first publication of his famous Voyage d'Egypte et de Nubie is Frederic Louis Norden. His name is often shortened F. L...
, Danish captain and explorer - John NordenJohn NordenJohn Norden was an English cartographer, chorographer and antiquary. He planned a series of county maps and accompanying county histories of England, the Speculum Britanniae...
, English topographer - Lisa NordénLisa NordénLisa Nordén is a professional Swedish triathlete, 2008 Olympian, Swedish Champion of the year 2008, the U23 World Champion of the year 2007, the Sprint World Champion of the year 2010, vice World Champion of the year 2009, bronze medalist of the World Championship Series of the years 2008 and...
, Swedish professional triathlete
Music
- Van NordenVan NordenVan Norden is a four-piece punk rock band from Saarlouis, Germany formed in 2002. The band's name is taken from a character in Henry Miller's novel Tropic of Cancer.-Discography:4 Song Demo Cassette...
: a German punk rock band. - Norden (band): a Polish viking metal band.
- Hem till NordenHem till NordenHem till Norden is a 1996 studio album from Kikki Danielsson & Roosarna. The song Hem till Norden, written by T. Andersson and K. Svenling, was also released as a single in 1995, gave the album its name. That song uses a "national romantic" and "Nordistic" style, and celebrate the Nordic region...
: a 1996 album by Kikki Danielsson & Roosarna
Miscellanea
- Norden (newspaper in New York): a newspaper from New York, United States.
- Norden (newspaper in Melbourne): a former newspaper in Danish, Norwegian and Swedish from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Norden (Norwegian-language newspaper): a former newspaper from Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Norden Systems: a corporation that manufactures electronics systems for military use, now Northrop Grumman Norden Systems.
- Norden Cricket Club: an English cricket club.
- Coop NordenCoop NordenCoop Norden is a joint Scandinavian holding company, formerly a retail chain. It is owned by three major cooperative retail companies; Danish FDB , Swedish KF , and Norwegian Coop NKL . As a retailer Coop Norden operated around 1,000 stores and had a yearly turnover of approximately SEK 90 billion...
: a joint Scandinavian co-operative retail chain. - Dampskibsselskabet NordenDampskibsselskabet NordenDampskibsselskabet Norden A/S is a Danish shipping company operating in the dry cargo and tanker segment worldwide....
: a Danish shipping company. - Norden bombsightNorden bombsightThe Norden bombsight was a tachometric bombsight used by the United States Army Air Forces and the United States Navy during World War II, and the United States Air Force in the Korean and the Vietnam Wars to aid the crew of bomber aircraft in dropping bombs accurately...
: a bomb sight which was used on US bombers during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. - Nordic CouncilNordic CouncilThe Nordic Council is a geo-political, inter-parliamentary forum for co-operation between the Nordic countries. It was established following World War II and its first concrete result was the introduction in 1952 of a common labour market and free movement across borders without passports for the...
: The Nordic Council and Nordic Council of Minsters are also known, collectively, as Norden. - Norden Farm Centre for the ArtsNorden Farm Centre for the ArtsNorden Farm Centre for the Arts is a multi form arts centre located in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England providing high quality arts events and participation activities accessilbe to everyone in a 225 seat theatre and 100 seat studio space...
: an arts centre in Berkshire, England. - Norden railway stationNorden railway stationNorden railway station is a railway station located half a mile to the north of the village of Corfe Castle, on the Isle of Purbeck in the English county of Dorset. It is the northern-most station on Swanage Railway, a heritage railway that currently operates from Norden to Swanage...
: the northern-most station on Swanage Railway in England.