Leines

{{Short description|Village in Steigen Municipality, Norway}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Leines |other_name = |native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type = Village |image_skyline = |image_caption = View of the village | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 11 | mapframe-marker = village |pushpin_map = Nordland#Norway |pushpin_label = Leines |pushpin_label_position = left |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = Norway |subdivision_type1 = Region |subdivision_name1 = Northern Norway |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Nordland |subdivision_type3 = District |subdivision_name3 = Salten |subdivision_type4 = Municipality |subdivision_name4 = Steigen Municipality |timezone1 = CET |utc_offset1 = +01:00 |timezone1_DST = CEST |utc_offset1_DST = +02:00 |postal_code_type = Post Code |postal_code = 8285 Leines |coordinates = {{coord|66.0438|12.7028|region:NO_type:city|display=inline,title}} |elevation_m = 18 |elevation_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|title=Leines, Leirfjord (Nordland)|url=https://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Nordland/Leirfjord/Leines/ |publisher=yr.no|accessdate=2019-01-19}}</ref>}}

'''Leines'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/806154|title=Informasjon om stadnamn|website=Norgeskart|publisher=Kartverket|language=no|accessdate=2024-09-05}}</ref> is a small village in Steigen Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the southern shore of the mouth of the Leinesfjorden, about {{convert|20|km}} west of Nordfold. The villages of Leinesfjorden and Sørskot are located a few kilometres across the fjord on the opposite shore. Leiranger Church is located in Leines.

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{{authority control}} Category:Steigen Municipality Category:Villages in Nordland Category:Populated places of Arctic Norway