Nord-Varanger

Nord-Varanger
Nord-Varanger herred
previously "Vadsø landsogn"
—  Former Municipality  —
Village of Kiby
Coordinates: 58°21′58″N 08°35′40″E / 58.36611°N 8.59444°E / 58.36611; 8.59444Coordinates: 58°21′58″N 08°35′40″E / 58.36611°N 8.59444°E / 58.36611; 8.59444
Country Norway
County Finnmark
District Nord-Norge
Municipality ID NO-2029
Created from Vadsø in 1894
Merged into Vadsø in 1964

Nord-Varanger is a former municipality in Finnmark county in Norway. It is located in the present-day municipality of Vadsø on the southern half of the Varanger Peninsula along the Varangerfjord.[1]

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Name

The meaning of the name Nord-Varanger is originally the name of the Varangerfjord, (Old Norse: Ver(j)angr). The first part is ver meaning "fishing village" and the last part is angr which means "fjord". It was first probably used for the narrow fjord on the inside of Angsnes which now is called "Meskfjorden" and leads in to Varangerbotn. Nord means "north", therefore it is the north side of the Varangerfjord.

History

The kjøpstad (market town) of Vadsø was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The municipality originally included the rural area around it which was known as Vadsø landsogn. On 1 January 1894 Vadsø landsogn took the name Nord-Varanger and gained status as a separate municipality. Nord-Varanger had an initial population of 1,296. On 1 January 1964, Nord-Varanger (population: 1,587) was merged together with the municipality of Vadsø.[2]

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