Træna
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| Træna kommune | |||
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| Coordinates (city): 66°30′27″N 12°1′51″E / 66.5075°N 12.03083°ECoordinates: 66°30′27″N 12°1′51″E / 66.5075°N 12.03083°E | |||
| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Nordland | ||
| District | Helgeland | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-1835 | ||
| Administrative centre | Husøya | ||
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| - Mayor (2003) | Aina Willumsen (Ap) | ||
| Area (Nr. 429 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 16 km2 (6.2 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 16 km2 (6.2 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2008) | |||
| - Total | 451 | ||
| - Density | 28/km2 (72.5/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | -7.7 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 428 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Bokmål | ||
| Norwegian demonym | Trænværing[1] | ||
| Website | www.trana.kommune.no | ||
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Træna is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Husøy. Træna was separated from the municipality of Lurøy in 1872.
The municipality consists of over one thousand small islands off the coast of Norway. Four of the islands are populated: Husøy, Selvær, Sanna, and Sandøy.
Fishing is the economic mainstay of Træna. Connections to mainland Norway are by means of boat and ferry. Routes are provided to Sandnessjøen, Nesna and Stokkvågen.
The islands of Træna have been the site of a number of archeological discoveries, indicating that the island has been populated since the stone age.
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[edit] General information
[edit] Name
The municipality is named after the island of Træna (Old Norse: Þriðna). The name is probably derived from the number þrír which means "three" and then referring to three peaks on the island.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted in 1987. The arms show three fishhooks made of bone from the Stone Age. These hooks symbolize the importance of fishing in the municipality.[2]
[edit] Culture
Each year Træna plays hosts a music festival called Traena Music Festival
[edit] References
- ^ "Personnemningar til stadnamn i Noreg" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet. http://www.sprakrad.no/Sprakhjelp/Rettskriving_Ordboeker/Innbyggjarnamn.
- ^ "Om Træna". Træna kommune. http://www.trana.kommune.no/nordland/trana/tranak.nsf/id/15870191475DC1ADC1256E36005544D9?OpenDocument. Retrieved 2008-11-29. (Norwegian)
[edit] External links
Media related to Træna at Wikimedia Commons- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyUtSsXspLM
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