Lavangen
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| Lavangen kommune | |||
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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Troms | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-1920 | ||
| Administrative centre | Tennevoll | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor (2005) | Bernhardt Halvorsen (Sp) | ||
| Area (Nr. 276 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 302 km² (116.6 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 296 km² (114.3 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| - Total | 1,063 | ||
| - Density | 4/km² (10.4/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | -5.3 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 404 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Neutral | ||
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| Website: www.lavangen.kommune.no | |||
Lavangen is a municipality in the county of Troms, Norway.
Lavangen was separated from Ibestad January 1, 1907. (Lavangen was merged with Salangen in the period January 1, 1964 - January 1, 1977.)
The municipality is situated around the Lavangen fjord, and also includes the inland valley of Spansdalen. The municipal centre is located at Tennevoll.
[edit] The name
The municipality is named after the fjord (Norse Laufangr). The first element is lauf n 'leaf' (here in the sense 'birchwood'), the last element is angr m 'fjord'.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1987). It shows three leaves of birch.
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