- Lurøy
Infobox_Kommune
name=Lurøy
idnumber=1834
county=Nordland
landscape=Helgeland
capital=Lurøy
governor=Steinar Joakimsen (Ap)
governor_as_of=2003
arearank=291
area=264
arealand=257
areapercent=0.08
population_as_of=2004
populationrank=337
population=2,024
populationpercent=0.04
populationdensity=8
populationincrease=-8.5
language=Bokmål
lat_deg=66| lat_min=25| lat_sec=55| lon_deg=12| lon_min=51| lon_sec=18
utm_zone=33W| utm_northing=7369721 |utm_easting=0404314| geo_cat=adm2nd
munwebpage=www.luroy.kommune.no
Lurøy is a municipality in the county of
Nordland , Norway.Lurøy was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (seeformannskapsdistrikt ).Træna was separated from Lurøy in 1872.The municipality is located on the coast just south of the
arctic circle , on the western edge ofSaltfjellet . The "Lurøygården" (Lurøy Farm) is a more than 200 year oldrenaissance garden with old plants, a pool and a nearly 20 m high Copper Beech.The name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the island of
Lurøya (Norse "Lúðrøy"), since the first church was built there. The first element is "lúðr" m 'hollowed log' (here probably referring to the form of the mountain of the island), the last element is "øy" f 'island'.Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1986). It shows a sea
cairn .
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