Vekre or Henning is a village area in the municipality of Steinkjer

Steinkjer

is a town and a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Steinkjer, which is also the seat of the county government...

 in Nord-Trøndelag

Nord-Trøndelag

is a county constituting the northern part of Trøndelag in Norway. As of 2010, the county had 131,555 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth-least populated county. The largest municipalities are Stjørdal, Steinkjer—the county seat, Levanger, Namsos and Verdal, all with between 21,000 and...

 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 lies about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southeast of the municipal center of Steinkjer

Steinkjer

is a town and a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Steinkjer, which is also the seat of the county government...

, about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) south of Ogndal

Ogndal

Ogndal is a former municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the central and western part of the present-day municipality of Steinkjer. Starting in 1917, the administrative center of Ogndal was actually located in the town of Steinkjer...

, and about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of the lake Leksdalsvatnet

Leksdalsvatnet

Leksdalvatnet is a lake in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway that lies in the municipalities of Steinkjer and Verdal. It is located south of the town of Steinkjer and northeast of the town of Verdalsøra, about east of the Trondheimsfjord...

. The main church for the area is Henning Church

Henning Church

Henning Church is a parish church in the municipality of Steinkjer in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vekre. The church is part of the Henning parish in the Nord-Innherad deanery in the Diocese of Nidaros....

, located on the south side of the village.

A local sports team is Henning SL

Henning SL

Henning Skilag is a Norwegian skiing club from Henning near Steinkjer.Members include cross-country skiers Kari Vikhagen Gjeitnes, Karianne Bjellånes, Marte Elden, Tor Arne Brevik, and Morten Eilifsen.Local rival teams are Steinkjer SK and Skogn IL....

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