Sørreisa

Infobox_Kommune
name=Sørreisa
idnumber=1925
county=Troms
landscape=
capital=Sørreisa
governor=Knut Olsen(H)
governor_as_of=2003
arearank=253
area=363
arealand=347
areapercent=0.11
population_as_of=2004
populationrank=252
population=3,526
populationpercent=0.07
populationdensity=10
populationincrease=-4.4
language=Neutral
lat_deg=69| lat_min=5| lat_sec=31| lon_deg=18| lon_min=11| lon_sec=37
utm_zone=34W| utm_northing=7667199 |utm_easting=0388270| geo_cat=adm2nd

munwebpage=www.sorreisa.kommune.no

Sørreisa is a municipality in the county of Troms, Norway.

Sørreisa was separated from Tranøy September 1, 1886.

The name

The municipality is named after Reisafjorden (originally "*Reisa"), which again is named after Reisaelva ('Reisa river' - originally "*Reisa"). The rivername is derived from the verb "rísa" 'raise' (referring to flooding).

The first element "Sør" was added to distinguish the municipality from Nordreisa.

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1984). It shows three stars. (The motive is taken from the seal of Jacob Hansen Kinapel - who was a police sergeant in Sørreisa from 1715 to 1748.)