| Tranøy kommune Ránáidsullo suohkan |
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| Tranøy within Troms | |||
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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Troms | ||
| District | Midt-Troms | ||
| Administrative centre | Vangsvik | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor (2003) | Odd Arne Andreassen (Ap) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 523.75 km2 (202.2 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 500.42 km2 (193.2 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 23.33 km2 (9 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 201 in Norway | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • Total | 1,552 | ||
| • Rank | 358 in Norway | ||
| • Density | 3.1/km2 (8/sq mi) | ||
| • Change (10 years) | -8.4 % | ||
| Demonym | Tranøyværing[1] | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1927 | ||
| Official language form | Neutral | ||
| Website | www.tranoy.kommune.no | ||
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Tranøy is a municipality in Troms county, Norway. The municipality is situated on the southern coast of the island Senja. The municipal centre is the village of Vangsvik in the east. Stonglandseidet and Å in the west are other population centers. 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.
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Tranøy was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). On 1 September 1886, the municipality was divided into three separate municipalities: Tranøy, Dyrøy, and Sørreisa. After this, Tranøy had 1,239 inhabitants.
On 1 January 1964 several changes took place. The mainland areas of Tranøy (population: 382) were transferred to Dyrøy and the Hellemo, Paulsrud, Johnsgård, and Stormo farms (population: 106) were transferred to Lenvik. At the same time, the parts of Bjarkøy on Senja and Lemmingsvær islands (population: 480) and the Rødsand area of Torsken (population: 160) were both transferred to Tranøy.[2]
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the small island of Tranøya (Old Norse: Tranøiar), since the first church was built there. The first element is comes from trana which means "crane" and the last element is øy which means "island". Prior to 1909, the name was written Tranø.[3]
The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 15 May 1987. The arms show an Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus), a main species of local fish, which symbolizes the importance of fishing for the local community. In addition to this, the fish played a major role in local legends, similar to the role of bears in land-based legends.[4]
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