Hemnes
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| County | Nordland | |
| District | Helgeland | |
| Municipality | NO-1832 | |
| Administrative centre | Korgen | |
| Mayor (2003) | Kjell Idar Juvik (Ap) | |
| Official language form | Neutral | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage |
Ranked 43 1,589 km² 1,432 km² 0.49 % |
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| Population - Total (2006) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density |
Ranked 210 4,542[1] 0.10 % -6.5 % 3/km² |
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| www.hemnes.kommune.no |
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Hemnes is a municipality in the county of Nordland, Norway.
The lake Røssvatnet (Reevhtse in Sami) is a lake and reservoir lying partially in Hemnes; it has been the site of human occupation since the Stone Age. Its area of 219 km² makes it the second largest lake in Norway by surface area.
[edit] The name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old farm Hemnes (Norse Heimnes), since the first church was built there. The first element is heimr m 'home' (here in the sense 'closest to home'), the last element is nes n 'headland'.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1986). It shows a clip used for production of boats.
[edit] References
- ^ "Tall om Hemnes Kommune (Numbers about Hemnes)", Statistisk sentralbyrå
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