Sømna

Sømna

Infobox_Kommune
name=Sømna
idnumber=1812
county=Nordland
landscape=Helgeland
capital=Sømna
governor=Edmund Dahle (Sp)
governor_as_of=2007
arearank=331
area=194
arealand=190
areapercent=0.06
population_as_of=2007
populationrank=336
population=2,047
populationpercent=0.05
populationdensity=11
populationincrease=-0.6
language=Bokmål
lat_deg=65| lat_min=19| lat_sec=25| lon_deg=12| lon_min=10| lon_sec=38
utm_zone=33W| utm_northing=7247475 |utm_easting=0368540| geo_cat=adm2nd


munwebpage=www.somna.kommune.no

Sømna is a municipality in the county of Nordland, Norway.

Sømna (until 1941 named "Vik") was separated from Brønnøy January 1, 1901. It was again merged with Brønnøy January 1, 1964 - but again separated from it January 1, 1977. '

The administrative center of Sømna is the community of Vik (population 361). Other communities are Dalbotn, Sund and Berg.

The municipality borders Brønnøy to the north (landborder), and Bindal in the south and the east (seaborder). Sømna consists mainly of a wide "Strandflaten" lowland (coastal brim), and is one of few municipalities in North Norway where the farmers still grow some grain. The oldest boat remains ever found in Norway ("Haugvikbåten" - 2,500 years old) was discovered in a bog in Sømna.

The name

The Norse form of the name was probably "*Søfn". The meaning of the name is unknown.

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1991). It shows three leaves of clover.

External links

* [http://www.somna.kommune.no/nordland/somna/somnak.nsf/ Sømna kommune web site] (in Norwegian)
* [http://www.phogle.com/en/browse/1450.html Aerial photos of Sømna kommune, Berg and Vik]


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