Snåsa
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| Snåsa kommune | |||
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| Coordinates: 64°13′28″N 12°37′31″E / 64.22444°N 12.62528°E | |||
| Country | Norway | ||
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| County | Nord-Trøndelag | ||
| District | Innherad | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-1736 | ||
| Administrative centre | Snåsa | ||
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| - Mayor (2003) | Vigdis Hjulstad Belbo (Sp) | ||
| Area (Nr. 20 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 2,343 km2 (904.6 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 2,151 km2 (830.5 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| - Total | 2,296 | ||
| - Density | 1/km2 (2.6/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | -7.0 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 318 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Neutral | ||
| Demonym | Snåsning [1] | ||
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| Website | www.snasa.kommune.no | ||
Snåsa (Southern Sami: Snåase) is a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Snåsa. Snåsa was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). Lierne was separated from Snåsa on 1 January 1874.
Snåsa is one of the last strongholds for the seriously endangered Southern Sami language.
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[edit] General information
[edit] Name
The Old Norse form of the name was Snös. The name is identical with the word snös which means "prominent mountain" (probably referring to the mountain of Bergsåsen, at the inner end of the lake Snåsavatnet).
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from 1994. The arms show a yellow Lady Slipper orchid (Cypripedium calceolus) on a blue background.
[edit] Geography
Snåsa is located about 180 km northeast of Trondheim, and borders Sweden in the southeast. Snåsa borders the municipalities of Overhalla, Grong, and Lierne in the north and east, and Steinkjer and Verdal in the west and south. The 6th largest lake in the country, Snåsavatnet, is partly located in the municipality, as is the lake Andorsjøen.
[edit] References
- ^ "Personnemningar til stadnamn i Noreg" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet. http://www.sprakrad.no/Sprakhjelp/Rettskriving_Ordboeker/Innbyggjarnamn.
[edit] External links
Media related to Snåsa at Wikimedia Commons
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