Tranøy
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Tranøy kommune | |||
| — Municipality — | |||
|
|||
 |
|||
| Coordinates: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Troms | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-1927 | ||
| Administrative centre | Vangsvik | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor (2003) | Odd Arne Andreassen (Ap) | ||
| Area (Nr. 201 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 524 km² (202.3 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 499 km² (192.7 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| - Total | 1,662 | ||
| - Density | 3/km² (7.8/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | -11.7 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 358 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Neutral | ||
|
|
|||
| Website: www.tranoy.kommune.no | |||
Tranøy is a municipality in the county of Troms, Norway.
Tranøy was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). Two other municipalities were later separated from it: Dyrøy (1886) and Sørreisa (1886).
The municipality is situated on the southern coast of the island Senja. The municipal centre is at Vangsvik in the east. Stonglandseidet in the west is another centre. The now abandoned island of Tranøya, with its 18th century wooden church, used to be the centre of activities. From Tranøybotn it is only a short walk to the Ånderdalen National Park, with varied landscapes within a very limited area, including deep pine forests.
[edit] The name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the small island Tranøya (Norse Tranøy), since the first church was built there. The first element is trana f 'common crane', the last element is øy f 'island'.
Until 1909 the name was written Tranø.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1987). It shows a halibut.
|
|||||
 |
This Troms location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
