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Revision as of 12:19, 16 July 2009
Rana Municipality
Rana kommune | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Nordland within Norway | |
 Rana within Nordland | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Nordland |
| District | Helgeland |
| Administrative centre | Mo i Rana |
| Government | |
| • Governor (2005) | Geir Waage (Ap) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,460 km2 (1,720 sq mi) |
| • Land | 4,206 km2 (1,624 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #4 in Norway |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 25,309 |
| • Rank | #32 in Norway |
| • Density | 6/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) |  +1.2% |
| Demonym | Ranværing[1] |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1833[3] |
| Website | Official website |
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Rana is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Mo i Rana.
The old municipality of Rana was divided into Nord-Rana and Sør-Rana in 1839. In 1844, Nord-Rana was renamed Mo and Sør-Rana was renamed Hemnes. The village of Mo was separated from the rural district of Mo and became a town and municipality of its own on 1 January 1923. At that time, the rural district changed its name back to Nord-Rana. On 1 January 1964, the town of Mo was again merged with Nord-Rana and the united municipality was named simply Rana.
The municipality is the third most populous in North Norway. By area, Rana is the largest municipality in Norway south of Finnmark (4th largest overall), taking in large areas of mountains and forested valleys. The town of Mo i Rana houses the National Library of Norway.
General information
Name
The municipality is named after the river Ranelva (Old Norse: Raðund). The name of the river is probably derived from the word raðr which means "quick", "fast", or "rapid".
Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 5 March 1965. The arms symbolize the forests (upper part/green) and the minerals (lower part/gold), as there many minerals can be found in the area, especially iron ore. The arms were originally granted to the municipality of Mo on 29 April 1960.[4]
Geography and nature
The municipality is located just south of the Arctic circle, on the southern side of the Saltfjellet mountains with the Svartisen glacier, Norway's second largest glacier. Mo is so close to the Arctic Circle that parts of the sun is continuously over the horizon (Midnight sun) from early June to early July, and there is no darkness from mid-May to the beginning of August.[5] The Saltfjellet-Svartisen National Park is partly located in Rana. There are many valleys, the longest is Dunderlandsdal. The majority of the population in the municipality lives in Mo i Rana, where the Ranelva (river) meets the Ranfjord. North of Mo i Rana, European route E6 passes through the urban district of Selfors. Rana and Saltfjellet is famous for its numerous caves due to the limestone rock. There are several nature reserves in the municipality, such as Alterhaug with several warmer-climate plants grow including the elm.[6] Engasjyen, the estuary of the Rana river, has a rich bird life in the spring.[7] Blakkådalen has old growth spruce forests.[8] Fisktjørna, has a largely undisturbed mixed old growth forest with unusually rich plant life due to the extremely lime-rich soil.[9] There are many lakes in the municipality, both in the lowlands and in the mountains.
Lakes
Rivers
Culture
- Havmannen, sculpture made by Antony Gormley (1995), part of Artscape Nordland.
- Havmanndagene, annual multi-cultural festival, first weekend of May.
- Nordland Teater, regional drama theatre for Nordland County.
- Vikafestivalen, annual pop and rock music festival.
- Nordland County library.
- National Library of Norway.
References
- ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
- ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
- ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (2023-01-26). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
- ^ Norske Kommunevåpen (1990). "Nye kommunevåbener i Norden". Retrieved 2008-11-25.
- ^ "Mo i Rana". Retrieved 2008-11-25.
- ^ "Alterhaug naturreservat". Retrieved 2008-11-25. Template:No icon
- ^ "Engasjyen naturreservat". Retrieved 2008-11-25. Template:No icon
- ^ "Blakkådalen naturreservat". Retrieved 2008-11-25. Template:No icon
- ^ "Fisktjørna naturreservat". Retrieved 2008-11-25. Template:No icon
External links
- Official tourist information about the Arctic Circle area
- DNT Rana Template:No icon
- Rana municipality Template:No icon
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