Lurøy
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| County | Nordland | |
| District | Helgeland | |
| Municipality | NO-1834 | |
| Administrative centre | Lurøy | |
| Mayor (2003) | Steinar Joakimsen (Ap) | |
| Official language form | Bokmål | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage |
Ranked 291 264 km² 257 km² 0.08 % |
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| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density |
Ranked 337 2,024 0.04 % -8.5 % 8/km² |
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| www.luroy.kommune.no |
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Lurøy is a municipality in the county of Nordland, Norway. Lurøy is located on the coast just south of the arctic circle, on the western edge of Saltfjellet.
[edit] The name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the island of Lurøya (Norse Lúðrøy), since the first church was built there. The first element is lúðr m 'hollowed log' (here probably referring to the form of the mountain of the island), the last element is øy f 'island'.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1986). It shows a sea cairn.
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