| Lenvik kommune | |||
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| Lenvik within Troms | |||
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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Troms | ||
| District | Midt-Troms | ||
| Administrative centre | Finnsnes | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor (2007) | Martin Ness (Ap) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 892.51 km2 (344.6 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 850.05 km2 (328.2 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 42.46 km2 (16.4 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 125 in Norway | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • Total | 11,243 | ||
| • Rank | 93 in Norway | ||
| • Density | 13.2/km2 (34.2/sq mi) | ||
| • Change (10 years) | 1.8 % | ||
| Demonym | Lenvikværing[1] | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1931 | ||
| Official language form | Neutral | ||
| Website | www.lenvik.kommune.no | ||
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Lenvik is a municipality in Troms county, Norway. The municipality is partly situated on the mainland, partly on the island of Senja. The administrative center is the town of Finnsnes, where the Gisund Bridge connects Senja to the mainland by road. Other settlements include Aglapsvik, Gibostad, Botnhamn, Fjordgård, Finnfjordbotn, Husøy, Langnes, Laukhella, Silsand, and Rossfjordstraumen. The lake Lysvatnet is located on Senja island west of Gibostad.
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Lenvik was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). In 1848, most of the mainland parts of Lenvik (population: 2,616) was separated to form the new municipality of Målselv, leaving Lenvik with 3,029 residents. Then in 1855, the northern part of Lenvik (population: 811) was separated to form the new municipality of Hillesøy. This left Lenvik with 2,757 inhabitants. On 1 January 1871, a small part of Lenvik (population: 70) was transferred to the neighboring municipality of Malangen.
On 1 January 1964, many border adjustments took place: the part of Sørreisa on the island of Senja (population: 129); the Hellemo, Paulsrud, Johnsgård, and Stormo farms in Tranøy (population: 106); and the part of Hillesøy on Senja and the island of Hekkingen (population: 1,159) were all merged together with Lenvik to form a new, larger municipality of Lenvik with a total population of 10,219.[2]
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Lenvik farm (Old Norse: Lengjuvík), since the first church was built there. The first element is the genitive case of the river name Lengja and the last element is vík f "cove, wick". The river name is derived from the word langr which means "long". From 1889-1908, the name was spelled Lenviken.[3]
The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 22 August 1986. The arms show three oars and are a symbol for the fishing and sailing in the municipality. To distinguish the arms from those from many other fishing towns, the oar was chosen as a symbol.[4]
The first church was built around 1150, and for a century, this was the northernmost church in the world. The religious centre was at Bjorelvnes. Important local centres in the past include Klauva and Gibostad. However, in the 20th century, Finnsnes took over as the centre, and has recently been declared a city.
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