Herøy, Nordland
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For other places with the same name, see Herøy.
| Herøy kommune | |||
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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Nordland | ||
| District | Helgeland | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-1818 | ||
| Administrative centre | Herøy | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor (2003) | Arnt-Frode Jensen (Ap) | ||
| Area (Nr. 412 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 65 km² (25.1 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 64 km² (24.7 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| - Total | 1,748 | ||
| - Density | 27/km² (69.9/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | -11.0 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 353 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Bokmål | ||
| Demonym | Herøfjerding[1] | ||
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| Website: www.heroy-no.kommune.no | |||
Herøy is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway.
Herøy was separated from Alstahaug in 1862. Nordvik was separated from Herøy July 1, 1917.
[edit] The name
The municipality is named after the islands Søndre og Nordre Herøya (Norse Herøyjar). The first element is herr m 'army' (here in the sense skipaherr n 'military fleet'), the last element is the plural form of øy f 'island'. The sound between the islands was probably a meeting place for the leidang fleet of the district.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1987). It shows three oars.
(See also the coat-of-arms of Fedje and Lenvik.)
[edit] References
- ^ Personnemningar til stadnamn i Noreg (Norwegian)
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