Dyrøy
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| Dyrøy kommune | |||
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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Troms | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-1926 | ||
| Administrative centre | Brøstadbotn | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor (2003) | Rolf Espenes (Ap) | ||
| Area (Nr. 282 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 289 km² (111.6 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 277 km² (107 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| - Total | 1,303 | ||
| - Density | 5/km² (12.9/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | -12.8 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 385 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Bokmål | ||
| Demonym | Dyrøyværing[1] | ||
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| Website: www.dyroy.kommune.no | |||
Dyrøy is a municipality in the county of Troms, Norway.
Dyrøy was separated from Tranøy September 1, 1886.
The municipality is named after the island of Dyrøya, today connected with the mainland with a bridge. However, most people are to be found in Brøstadbotn on the mainland.
[edit] The name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the island Dyrøya (Norse Dýrøy), since the first church was built there. The first element is dýr n 'deer' (here reindeer), the last element is øy f 'island'.
Until 1909 the name was written Dyrø.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1986). It shows a fox.
(See also the coat-of-arms of Vegårshei.)
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