Gratangen
| Gratangen kommune | |||
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| Coordinates: 68°41′24.13″N 17°32′30.29″E / 68.6900361°N 17.5417472°ECoordinates: 68°41′24.13″N 17°32′30.29″E / 68.6900361°N 17.5417472°E | |||
| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Troms | ||
| District | Hålogaland | ||
| Administrative centre | Årstein | ||
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| • Mayor (2003) | Eva Helene Ottesen (Ap) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 313.13 km2 (120.9 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 306.07 km2 (118.2 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 7.06 km2 (2.7 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 271 in Norway | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • Total | 1,150 | ||
| • Rank | 387 in Norway | ||
| • Density | 3.7/km2 (9.6/sq mi) | ||
| • Change (10 years) | -14.5 % | ||
| Demonym | Gratangsværing[1] | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1919 | ||
| Official language form | Neutral | ||
| Website | www.gratangen.kommune.no | ||
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Gratangen (Northern Sami: Rivttáid suohkan) is a municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is part of the Hålogaland traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Årstein. The municipality encompasses the land on both sides of the Gratangen fjord. European route E6 runs through the southeastern part of the municipality. The largest settlement in the municipality is Årstein, which is located approximately 60 km north of Narvik and 85 km east of Harstad.
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[edit] General information
The municipality of Gratangen was established on 1 July 1926 when it was separated from the municipality of Ibestad. The initial population of Gratangen was 1,967. The municipal boundaries have not changed since then.[2]
[edit] Name
The municipality is named after the Gratangen fjord (Old Norse: Grjótangr). The first element is grjót which means "stone" and the last element is angr which means "fjord".
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1990). It shows a gray chevron to represent the mountains on a blue background to symbolize the sea.
[edit] History
Gratangen was the site of the Battle of Gratangen, one of the first battles between the German 3rd Mountain Division under Eduard Dietl and the Norwegian 6th Division under General Carl Gustav Fleischer after the German invasion of Norway on 9 April 1940.
[edit] References
- ^ "Personnemningar til stadnamn i Noreg" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet. http://www.sprakrad.no/nb-no/Sprakhjelp/Rettskrivning_Ordboeker/Innbyggjarnamn/.
- ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf.
[edit] External links
Media related to Gratangen at Wikimedia Commons
The Wiktionary entry for gratangen- Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway
- Troms travel guide from Wikitravel
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