Gratangen
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Gratangen kommune Rivttáid suohkan |
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 Gratangen within Troms |
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| Coordinates: 68°41′24.13″N 17°32′30.29″E / 68.6900361°N 17.5417472°ECoordinates: 68°41′24.13″N 17°32′30.29″E / 68.6900361°N 17.5417472°E | |||
| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Troms | ||
| District | Central Hålogaland | ||
| Administrative centre | Årstein | ||
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| • Mayor (2011) | Ronny Grindstein (Sp) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 312.77 km2 (120.76 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 305.41 km2 (117.92 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 7.36 km2 (2.84 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 271 in Norway | ||
| Population (2012) | |||
| • Total | 1,136 | ||
| • Rank | 387 in Norway | ||
| • Density | 3.7/km2 (10/sq mi) | ||
| • Change (10 years) | -13.7 % | ||
| Demonym(s) | Gratangsværing | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1919 | ||
| Official language form | Neutral | ||
| Website | www |
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Gratangen (Northern Sami: Rivttáid suohkan) is a municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Central Hålogaland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Årstein.
The largest settlement in the municipality is Årstein, which is located approximately 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Narvik and 85 kilometres (53 mi) east of Harstad. Other villages in Gratangen include Elvenes, Fjordbotn, and Hilleshamn. The European route E6 highway runs through the southeastern part of the municipality.
The municipality of Gratangen was established on 1 July 1926 when it was separated from the municipality of Ibestad. The initial population of Gratangen was 1,967. The municipal boundaries have not changed since then.
The municipality is named after the Gratangen fjord (Old Norse: Grjótangr). The first element is grjót which means "stone" and the last element is angr which means "fjord".
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1990). It shows a gray chevron to represent the mountains on a blue background to symbolize the sea.
The Church of Norway has one parish (sokn) within the municipality of Gratangen. It is part of the Trondenes deanery in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland.
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