Røst
| Røst kommune | |||
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 Røst within Nordland |
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| Coordinates: 67°31′12″N 12°5′56″E / 67.52000°N 12.09889°ECoordinates: 67°31′12″N 12°5′56″E / 67.52000°N 12.09889°E | |||
| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Nordland | ||
| District | Lofoten | ||
| Administrative centre | Røst | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor (2011) | Tor-Arne Andreassen (Ap) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 10.46 km2 (4.04 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 10.13 km2 (3.91 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 0.33 km2 (0.13 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 430 in Norway | ||
| Population (2011) | |||
| • Total | 605 | ||
| • Rank | 421 in Norway | ||
| • Density | 59.7/km2 (155/sq mi) | ||
| • Change (10 years) | -7.2 % | ||
| Demonym(s) | Røstværing | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1856 | ||
| Official language form | Bokmål | ||
| Website | www |
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Røst is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Lofoten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Røstlandet.
The municipality of Røst was established on 1 July 1928 when it was separated from the municipality of Værøy. Initially, it had 731 residents. The municipal boundaries have not changed since that time.
The municipality is named after the main island of Røstlandet (Old Norse: Rǫst). The name is identical with the word rǫst which means "maelstrom". (See Moskstraumen.)
The coat-of-arms is from modern times; they were granted on 28 November 1986. The artist was Arvid Sveen. The arms show three black shags (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) on a grey background. The shags play a role in a local legend in which three brothers can transform themselves into shags.
The Church of Norway has one parish (sokn) within the municipality of Røst. It is part of the Bodø deanery in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland.
A vivid description of medieval island life has been delivered by the shipwrecked Venetian sea captain Pietro Querini, who was rescued by the islanders in 1432. He described the society as very harmonious and pious, and described how they made a living from fishing cod and some agriculture. The Norwegian Lundehund originated from this part of Norway, where it natively would have climbed along cliff paths to hunt puffins. Fishing is the main economic activity on Røst.
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