Leikanger, Selje should not be confused with Leikanger.
| Official Name: | Leikanger |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Vestland#Norway |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Vestland |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Norway |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Western Norway |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Vestland |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Nordfjord |
| Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name4: | Stad Municipality |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.58 |
| Population As Of: | 2018 |
| Population Total: | 408 |
| Population Density Km2: | 703 |
| Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
| Postal Code: | 6750 Stadlandet |
| Coordinates: | 62.1186°N 5.3157°W |
| Elevation M: | 18 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Leikanger is a village in Stad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located along the Vanylvsfjorden on the eastern coast of the Stadlandet peninsula, about southeast of the village of Ervik and the same distance north of the village of Selje. Leikanger Church is located in the village. There is some industry in the village as well as some small farming and fishing.[2]
The 0.58km2 village has a population (2018) of 408 and a population density of .[3]
Just south of the village at Dragseidet is a large stone cross that was erected in 1913 to commemorate the meeting in 997 led by Olav Tryggvason to persuade the leaders of Norway to convert to Christianity.