Bamble
| Bamble kommune Bæmble |
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| Coordinates: 59°1′11″N 9°33′39″E / 59.01972°N 9.56083°ECoordinates: 59°1′11″N 9°33′39″E / 59.01972°N 9.56083°E | |||
| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Telemark | ||
| District | Grenland | ||
| Administrative centre | Langesund | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor (2008) | Jon Pieter Flølo (FrP) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 304 km2 (117 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 282 km2 (109 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 274 in Norway | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| • Total | 14,163 | ||
| • Rank | 70 in Norway | ||
| • Density | 50/km2 (100/sq mi) | ||
| • Change (10 years) | 0.6 % | ||
| Demonym | Bambling or Bamling Bemling (archaic)[1] |
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| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | NO-0814 | ||
| Official language form | Neutral | ||
| Website | www.bamble.kommune.no | ||
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Bamble is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Grenland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Langesund.
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[edit] General information
[edit] Name
The Old Norse form of the name was Bamblar (a plural form). The name could be related to the word bembel m 'belly' (used in the meaning 'round hill/mountain'). The name was written "Bamle" in the period 1889-1917.[2]
See also the name Bømlo.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 12 December 1986. The arms show a gold-colored ship's wheel on a blue background. The arms are nearly identical to the former arms of Stathelle, which along with Langesund was merged with the municipality of Bamble at on 1 January 1964. Sailing and fishing have always been of great importance for the area, and a ship's wheel was thus an appropriate symbol.[3][4]
[edit] History
The municipality of Bamble was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The lading place of Stathelle was separated from the municipality of Bamble in 1851. On 1 January 1964, the municipality of Bamble was merged with the neighboring municipalities of Stathelle and Langesund. The new municipality was named Bamble, the administrative centre was Langesund, and the coat-of-arms of Stathelle were used for the new municipality.[4]
[edit] International relations
[edit] Twin towns — Sister cities
The following cities are twinned with Bamble:[5]
Akranes, Akraneskaupstaður, Iceland
Närpes, Western Finland, Finland
Tønder, Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Västervik, Kalmar County, Sweden
[edit] References
- ^ "Personnemningar til stadnamn i Noreg" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet. http://www.sprakrad.no/nb-no/Sprakhjelp/Rettskrivning_Ordboeker/Innbyggjarnamn/.
- ^ Rygh, Oluf (1914). Norske gaardnavne: Bratsbergs amt (7 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. pp. 48–49. http://books.google.com/books?id=3YpBAAAAIAAJ. (Norwegian)
- ^ Norske Kommunevåpen (1990). "Nye kommunevåbener i Norden". http://www.ngw.nl/int/nor/b/bamble.htm. Retrieved 2009-01-15.
- ^ a b "Kommunens våpenskjold". Bamble kommune. http://www.bamble.kommune.no/Organisasjon/Samfunnsutvikling-og-administrative-fellestjenester/Personal-og-organisasjonsutvikling/Informasjon/Om-kommunen-var/Kommunens-vapenskjold/. Retrieved 2009-01-15.[dead link] (Norwegian)
- ^ "Vennskapsbyer". Bamble kommune. http://www.bamble.kommune.no/Nyheter-i-Bamble/Vennskapstreff-i-Narpes/. Retrieved 2009-01-15.[dead link] (Norwegian)
[edit] External links
Media related to Bamble at Wikimedia Commons
The Wiktionary entry for Bamble- Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway
- Telemark travel guide from Wikitravel
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