Ibestad
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| Ibestad kommune | |||
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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Troms | ||
| District | Hålogaland | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-1917 | ||
| Administrative centre | Hamnvik | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor (2007) | Marit Johansen (AP) | ||
| Area (Nr. 310 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 241 km² (93.1 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 234 km² (90.3 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| - Total | 1,696 | ||
| - Density | 7/km² (18.1/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | -19.5 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 357 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Bokmål | ||
| Demonym | Ibestadværing[1] | ||
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| Website: www.ibestad.kommune.no | |||
Ibestad is a municipality in the county of Troms, Norway.
Ibestad was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). Six other municipalities were later separated from it: Bardu (1854), Salangen (1871), Lavangen (1907), Andørja (1926), Astafjord (1926) and Gratangen (1926). (Andørja was, however, again merged with Ibestad January 1, 1964.)
[edit] The name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old farm Ibestad (Norse Ívarsstaðir), since the first church was built there. The first element is the genitive case of the male name Ívarr, the last element is staðir 'homestead, farm'.
Until 1918 the name was written Ibbestad.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1986) - but the cross is taken from a Middle Age tombstone from the old Ibestad church.
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