Ibestad
| Ibestad kommune | |||
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| Coordinates: 68°49′46″N 17°14′45″E / 68.82944°N 17.24583°ECoordinates: 68°49′46″N 17°14′45″E / 68.82944°N 17.24583°E | |||
| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Troms | ||
| District | Hålogaland | ||
| Administrative centre | Hamnvik | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor (2006) | Marit Johansen (Ap) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 241.27 km2 (93.15 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 234.39 km2 (90.50 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 6.88 km2 (2.66 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 310 in Norway | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • Total | 1,408 | ||
| • Rank | 357 in Norway | ||
| • Density | 5.8/km2 (15/sq mi) | ||
| • Change (10 years) | -20.1 % | ||
| Demonym | Ibestadværing[1] | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1917 | ||
| Official language form | Bokmål | ||
| Website | www.ibestad.kommune.no | ||
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Ibestad (Northern Sami: Ivvárstáđiid 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 Hamnvik. Some of the larger villages in Ibestad include Sørvika, Å, and Laupstad.
The municipality encompasses the two islands of Andørja and Rolla, which are connected by the Ibestad undersea tunnel. The Mjøsund Bridge connects Andørja to Salangen on the mainland. The highest point in Ibestad is the mountain Langlitinden at a height of 1,276 m (4,186 ft) above sea level.
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[edit] General information
Ibestad was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). In 1854, the Bardu area was separated from Ibestad to form a municipality of its own. This left Ibestad with 4,741 residents. Then, on 1 January 1871, the Salangen area was separated from Ibestad to form a separate municipality, leaving Ibestad with 4,301 inhabitants. On 1 January 1907, the Lavangen area became a separate municipality, with 5,709 residents remaining in Ibestad. In 1926, the municipality of Ibestad was divided into 4 separate municipalities: Andørja, Astafjord, Gratangen, and (a much smaller) Ibestad. The new municipality of Ibestad had 1,768 inhabitants. On 1 January 1964, a merger took place between the municipalities of Andørja and Ibestad, along with the part of Skånland on the island of Rolla, creating a new municipality of Ibestad with 3,294 residents.[2]
[edit] Name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Ibestad farm (Old Norse: Ívarsstaðir), since the first church was built there. The first element is the genitive case of the male name Ívarr and the last element is staðir which means "homestead" or "farm". Prior to 1918, the name was spelled Ibbestad.[3]
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 19 December 1986. The arms symbolize that one of the oldest Norwegian stone churches was built in Ibestad. It dates from around 1200. As a symbol for this church, the arms show a cross on a medieval tombstone that was found at the church in 1960.[4]
[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.
- ^ Rygh, Oluf (1911) (in Norwegian). Norske gaardnavne: Troms amt (17 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. pp. 40. http://www.dokpro.uio.no/perl/navnegransking/rygh_ng/rygh_bla.prl?enhid=271078&avid=60066.
- ^ Norske Kommunevåpen (1990). "Nye kommunevåbener i Norden". http://www.ngw.nl/int/nor/i/ibestad.htm. Retrieved 2008-12-04.
[edit] External links
Media related to Ibestad at Wikimedia Commons
The Wiktionary entry for ibestad- Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway
- Troms travel guide from Wikitravel
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