Country Norway District Helgeland Area rank 429 in Norway Area 16.32 km² Local time Saturday 11:31 PM Official language form Bokmål | County Nordland Administrative centre Husøya Demonym(s) Trænværing Population 490 (2011) Administrative center Husøya | |
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Træna is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the island/village of Husøya. Other villages include Selvær and Sanna.
Contents
- Map of TrC3A6na Norway
- General information
- Name
- Coat of arms
- Churches
- Geography
- Government
- Municipal council
- References
Map of Tr%C3%A6na, Norway
Fishing is the economic mainstay of Træna. Connections to mainland Norway are by means of boat and ferry. Routes are provided to Sandnessjøen, Nesna and Stokkvågen. Each year Træna plays hosts a music festival called Traena Music Festival.
The islands of Træna have been the site of a number of archeological discoveries, indicating that the island has been populated since the Stone Age.
General information
The municipality of Træna was established on 1 January 1872 when it was separated from the municipality of Lurøy. Initially, Træna had 289 residents. The municipal borders have not changed since that time.
Name
The municipality is named after the island group of Træna (Old Norse: Þriðna). The name is probably derived from the number þrír which means "three" and then referring to three peaks on the island. Historically, the name was spelled Trænen.
Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times; they were granted in 1987. The arms show a red background with three gold-colored fishhooks made of bone from the Stone Age. These hooks symbolize the importance of fishing in the municipality.
See also: Coats-of-arms of Båtsfjord, Frøya, and ØksnesChurches
The Church of Norway has one parish (sokn) within the municipality of Træna. It is part of the Nord-Helgeland deanery in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland.
Geography
The municipality consists of over one thousand small islands off the coast of Norway. Four of the islands are populated: Husøya, Selvær, Sanna, and Sandøy. The islands lie along the Trænfjorden to the southeast and the Norwegian Sea to the west. Træna Lighthouse is located in the southern part of the municipality.
Government
All municipalities in Norway, including Træna, are responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of elected representatives, which in turn elect a mayor.
Municipal council
The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Træna is made up of 11 representatives that are elected to every four years. Currently, the party breakdown is as follows: