Stad (peninsula)
Stad or Stadlandet is a peninsula in Selje Municipality in the northwestern part of Sogn og Fjordane county in Norway. The peninsula is considered the dividing point between the Norwegian Sea to the north and the North Sea to the south. The name is sometimes also written as Stadt, Statt, or Stadlandet–not to be confused with the similar German word Stadt. The d in Stad is pronounced in Norwegian as a t. Some of the larger villages on the peninsula include Ervik (northwestern tip), Borgundvåg and Leikanger (northeastern side), and the village of Selje (southwestern side).
The peninsula is a 500-metre (1,600 ft) high mountain plateau topped by the 645-metre (2,116 ft) tall Tarvaldsegga peak. There are several lower valleys on the peninsula, but at the western end, the plateau plunges into the sea in a 497-metre (1,631 ft) tall cliff at Kjerringa.
The Stad Peninsula has a very harsh, windy climate. The highest wind speed in the country is often recorded at this promontory. Located between the cities of Bergen (in Hordaland county to the south) and Ålesund (in Møre og Romsdal county to the north), this is the only peninsula on the mainland of Norway that goes out into open sea. Most of the rest of the ship route from Bergen to Ålesund is protected by islands. The Svinøy Lighthouse is located 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) north of the peninsula on a small island in the Norwegian Sea.
Stadt (Winterthur)
Stadt is a district in the Swiss city of Winterthur. It is district number 1, thus mainly comprising the original city.
The district comprises the quarters Altstadt, Lind, Heiligberg, Tössfeld, Brühlberg and Neuwiesen.
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Coordinates: 47°29′56″N 8°43′44″E / 47.499°N 8.729°E
L.Stadt
L.Stadt is a Polish band, playing rock music with elements of surf rock, country and psychedelic rock. It was founded in Łódź in 2003 and named after the city's name under the Nazi occupation, Litzmannstadt. The band has released two studio albums, L.Stadt (2008) and EL.P (2010), and an extended play You Gotta Move (2013).
L.Stadt received critical acclaim and was hailed the hope of Polish alternative music by major media in Poland. The band has also performed at major festivals in Poland and abroad, including concerts at Open'er Festival, PKO BP London Live at Wembley Arena, and SXSW in the U.S.
History
Early years (2003–07)
L.Stadt was founded by vocalist/guitarist/keyboardist Łukasz Lach (former member of bands Puzzle and L.O. 27, also musician for Hedone and Renata Przemyk) and drummer Radek Bolewski (playing with Elżbieta Adamiak and Krystyna Prońko), soon joined by members of band Kisiel, bassist Adam Lewartowski and drummer Andrzej Sieczkowski. The band members come from Łódź, but met in Stuttgart.
