Nome, Norway
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| County | Telemark | |
| District | Midt-Telemark | |
| Municipality | NO-0819 | |
| Administrative centre | Ulefoss | |
| Mayor (2003) | Jan Thorsen (Sp) | |
| Official language form | Neutral | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage |
Ranked 229 430 km² 386 km² 0.13 % |
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| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density |
Ranked 149 6,606 0.14 % -1.6 % 17/km² |
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| www.nome.kommune.no |
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Nome is a municipality in the county of Telemark, Norway. Nome consists of a number of villages, including Bjervamoen, Ulefoss and Svenseid.
[edit] The name
The municipality of Nome was created in 1964 - and the name was taken from a lake in the river of Eidselva. The meaning of the name is unknown.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1989). It is meant to represent the Telemark canal, which is running through the municipality.
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Bamble | Bø | Drangedal | Fyresdal | Hjartdal | Kragerø | Kviteseid | Nissedal | Nome | Notodden | Porsgrunn | Sauherad | Seljord | Siljan | Skien | Tinn | Tokke | Vinje |
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