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Leksvik  
Leksvik is a town and a village in the county of Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. 

The village Leksvik has a population of 3,511 (2004), 1,073 inhabitants in the centre of Leksvik which is the administrative centre, and 736 inhabitants in Vanvikan village in the west.Leksvik and Vanvikan are especially known for their high-tech industries. (Example: Industri verktøy,mako,oras and more)
Ljoksa.= was the old name of Leksvik.
The place has been called Leksvik since 1917 

Well known persons from leksvik 


Bjørn Lyng(1926-2006) millionaire
Villy Haugen(1994-) known skater

Boye Asbjørn Killingberg(1915-1993) musican  

Well-known places 
Monument of Anders Solli
Leksvik church

Munken
Våttåhaugen 


Leksvik village has a woodarea of 155 000 km2 and a farmingarea of 22 700 km2. This area composes 40% of the totalarea in Leksvik

Trøndelag
 
Trøndelag is the name of a geographical region in the central part of Norway, consisting of the two counties Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag
A person from Trøndelag is called a Trønder.¨
It is elleven official schools  and two private in Trøndelag.