Tjeldsund
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| County | Nordland | |
| District | Hålogaland | |
| Municipality | NO-1852 | |
| Administrative centre | Kongsvik | |
| Mayor (2003) | Bjørnar Pettersen (H) | |
| Official language form | Bokmål | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage |
Ranked 270 317 km² 309 km² 0.10 % |
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| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density |
Ranked 373 1,448 0.03 % -8.3 % 5/km² |
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| www.tjeldsund.kommune.no |
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Tjeldsund is a municipality in the county of Nordland, Norway. It is named after Tjeldsundet. Norges Brannskole (The Norwegian education and training center for firemen) is located in the Municipality.
[edit] The name
The municipality is named after the strait Tjeldsundet between Tjeldøya and Hinnøya. The first element is the old (uncompounded) Norse name of Tjeldøya (*Tjöld or *Tjalda), the last element is sund n 'strait, sound'. The name of the island is probably derived from tjald n 'tent' or tjaldr m 'oystercatcher' (Haematopus ostralegus).
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1990). It shows an Anthony's cross (to represent the letter T).
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