Sømna
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| Sømna kommune | |||
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| Coordinates (city): 65°19′25″N 12°10′38″E / 65.32361°N 12.17722°ECoordinates: 65°19′25″N 12°10′38″E / 65.32361°N 12.17722°E | |||
| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Nordland | ||
| District | Helgeland | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-1812 | ||
| Administrative centre | Vik i Helgeland | ||
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| - Mayor (2007) | Edmund Dahle (Sp) | ||
| Area (Nr. 331 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 194 km2 (74.9 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 190 km2 (73.4 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2007) | |||
| - Total | 2,047 | ||
| - Density | 11/km2 (28.5/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | -0.6 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 336 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Bokmål | ||
| Norwegian demonym | Sømnværing / Konrad[1] | ||
| Website | www.somna.kommune.no | ||
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Sømna is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland traditional region. The administrative center of Sømna is the village of Vik i Helgeland (population 361). Other communities in the municipality are Dalbotn, Sund, and Berg.
The municipality of Sømna (named Vik prior to 1941) was separated from Brønnøy on 1 January 1901. It was merged back into the municipality of Brønnøy on 1 January 1964, but was again separated from it on 1 January 1977.
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[edit] Geography and history
The municipality borders Brønnøy to the north by land and Bindal in the south and east by sea. Sømna consists mainly of a wide Strandflaten lowland (coastal brim), and is one of few municipalities in North Norway where the farmers still grow some grain. The oldest boat remains ever found in Norway (Haugvikbåten - 2,500 years old) was discovered in a bog in Sømna.
[edit] General information
[edit] Name
The Old Norse form of the name was probably Søfn. The meaning of the name is unknown.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 14 June 1991. The arms show three combined silver leaves of clover (trefoils) on a red background. The arms symbolize agriculture, culture, and prosperity combined.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Personnemningar til stadnamn i Noreg" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet. http://www.sprakrad.no/Sprakhjelp/Rettskriving_Ordboeker/Innbyggjarnamn.
- ^ Norske Kommunevåpen (1990). "Nye kommunevåbener i Norden". http://www.ngw.nl/int/nor/s/somna.htm. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
[edit] External links
Media related to Sømna at Wikimedia Commons- Sømna kommune (Norwegian)
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