Nome, Norway
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| Nome kommune | |||
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| Municipality | |||
| Ulefoss, Nome
Ulefoss, Nome
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 Nome within Telemark |
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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Telemark | ||
| District | Midt-Telemark | ||
| Administrative centre | Ulefoss | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor (2011) | Bjørg Lundefaret (Ap) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 430 km2 (170 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 386 km2 (149 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 229 in Norway | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| • Total | 6,606 | ||
| • Rank | 149 in Norway | ||
| • Density | 17/km2 (40/sq mi) | ||
| • Change (10 years) | -1.6 % | ||
| Demonym(s) | Hollasokning or Lundhering[1] |
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| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | NO-0819 | ||
| Official language form | Neutral | ||
| Website | www |
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Nome is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Midt-Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Ulefoss.
The municipality of Nome was created on 1 January 1964 when the two former municipalities of Holla and Lunde were merged. Nome consists of a number of villages including Lunde, Ulefoss, Flåbygd, and Svenseid.
General information
Name
The municipality of Nome was created in 1964 and the name was taken from a lake in the river of Eidselva. The meaning of the name is unknown (maybe related to the first element in the name Numedal).
Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted in 1989. The arms are silver and blue and are divided party per bend sinister to look like steps. It is meant to represent the Telemark Canal which runs through the municipality.
References
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External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
The dictionary definition of Nome at Wiktionary- Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway
Telemark travel guide from Wikivoyage
