Hemnes
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| Hemnes kommune | |||
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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Nordland | ||
| District | Helgeland | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-1832 | ||
| Administrative centre | Korgen | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor (2003) | Kjell-Idar Juvik (Ap) | ||
| Area (Nr. 43 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 1,589 km² (613.5 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 1,432 km² (552.9 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 4,542 | ||
| - Density | 3/km² (7.8/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | -6.5 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 210 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Neutral | ||
| Demonym | Hemnesværing[1] | ||
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| Website: www.hemnes.kommune.no | |||
Hemnes is a municipality in the county of Nordland, Norway.
The old municipality of Rana was divided into Hemnes (until 1844 named Sør-Rana) and Nord-Rana in 1839. Korgen was separated from Hemnes July 1, 1918. Sør-Rana and Elsfjord were separated from Hemnes July 1, 1929. (After this the municipality of Hemnes only consisted of the village of Hemnesberget.) Korgen and Sør-Rana were again merged with Hemnes January 1, 1962.
The lake Røssvatnet (Reevhtse in Sami) is a lake and reservoir lying partially in Hemnes; it has been the site of human occupation since the Stone Age. Its area of 219 km² makes it the second largest lake in Norway by surface area.
[edit] The name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old farm Hemnes (Norse Heimnes), since the first church was built there. The first element is heimr m 'home' (here in the sense 'closest to home'), the last element is nes n 'headland'.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1986). It shows a clip used for production of boats.
[edit] References
- ^ Personnemningar til stadnamn i Noreg (Norwegian)
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