- Vefsn
Infobox_Kommune
name=Vefsn
idnumber=1824
county=Nordland
landscape=Helgeland
capital=Mosjøen
governor=Jann-Arne Løvdahl (Ap)
governor_as_of=2003
arearank=33
area=1928
arealand=1840
areapercent=0.60
population_as_of=2004
populationrank=77
population=13,473
populationpercent=0.29
populationdensity=7
populationincrease=-1.2
language=Norwegian
lat_deg=65| lat_min=47| lat_sec=57| lon_deg=13| lon_min=15| lon_sec=2
utm_zone=33W| utm_northing=7298642 |utm_easting=0419986| geo_cat=adm2nd
munwebpage=www.vefsn.kommune.no
Vefsn is a municipality in the county of
Nordland , Norway.Geography
The centre of Vefsn is the town of
Mosjøen , situated innermost inVefsnfjord . Outside Mosjøen, the large municipality of Vefsn is dominated by spruce forests, mountains, lakes, agriculture and theVefsna river. The municipality is served byMosjøen Airport, Kjærstad Vefsn was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see
formannskapsdistrikt ). Four other municipalities were later separated from it:Hattfjelldal (1862), the town ofMosjøen (1876),Drevja (1927) andGrane (1927). Mosjøen and Drevja were, however, merged with Vefsn again on January 1, 1962.Elsfjord was merged with Vefsn the same date. The mainland areas ofAlstahaug were transferred to Vefsn January 1, 1995.The name
The municipality is named after the river
Vefsna . The meaning of the rivername is unknown.Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1960). It shows a
rooster (to represent vigilance and watchfulness).Birdlife
The bird watcher that visits Vefsn soon realises that it will take more than a day to cover all the interesting habitats and birding areas. Here you will find areas of virtually untouched coniferous woodlands, both inland and along the coast. The Skjørlegda nature reserve is a good example of woodland protection. Here you will find a virtually untouched coniferous forest covering the Eiterå valley. The valley stretches inland to a higher mountainous habitat that is also worth checking.
External links
* [http://www.vefsnslekt.org Local history and genealogy]
* [http://nordland.miljostatus.no/msf_themepage.aspx?m=1528#7528 Andås nature reserve with mixed forest]
* [http://nordland.miljostatus.no/msf_themepage.aspx?m=1662#4529 Skjørlægda nature reserve preserving an intact valley ecosystem]
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