Nome, Norway

Nome, Norway
Nome kommune
—  Municipality  —
Ulefoss, Nome

Coat of arms

Telemark within
Norway
Nome within Telemark
Coordinates: 59°17′5″N 9°7′26″E / 59.28472°N 9.12389°E / 59.28472; 9.12389Coordinates: 59°17′5″N 9°7′26″E / 59.28472°N 9.12389°E / 59.28472; 9.12389
Country Norway
County Telemark
District Midt-Telemark
Administrative centre Ulefoss
Government
 - Mayor (2003) Jan Thorsen (Sp)
Area
 - Total 430 km2 (166 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 (44/sq mi)
 - Change (10 years) -1.6 %
Demonym Hollasokning or
Lundhering[1]
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code NO-0819
Official language form Neutral
Website nome.kommune.no
Data from Statistics Norway

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 together. Nome consists of a number of villages including Lunde, Ulefoss, Flåbygd, and Svenseid.

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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.

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.

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