Polmak is a former municipality in

Finnmark Finnmark (; se, Finnmárku ; fkv, Finmarku; fi, Ruija ; russian: Финнмарк) was a county in the northern part of Norway, and it is scheduled to become a county again in 2024. On 1 January 2020, Finnmark was merged with the neighbouri ...

county,

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

. The municipality existed from 1903 until its dissolution in 1964. The

administrative centre An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located. In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...

was the village of

Polmak Polmak ( and ) is a village in Tana Municipality in Troms og Finnmark Counties of Norway, county in Norway. The village is located on the south shore of the river Tana (Norway), Tana, just east of the border with Finland (and the northernmost po ...

where

Polmak Church Polmak Church ( no, Polmak kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Deatnu-Tana Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Polmak, just east of the border with Finland. It is one of the churches f ...

is located. The municipality of Polmak stretched along the northern shore of the Tana River (which also forms the border with

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

) from the little village of Leavvajohka in the west to the village of

in the east and then it continues on both sides of the Tana River northwards to the

Tana Bridge The Tana Bridge ( no, Tana bru) is a bridge that crosses the Tana River in Troms og Finnmark, Norway. It is located in a village also called ''Tana bru''. The bridge was opened for traffic on 15 September 2020. It is a 260 meter long cable-staye ...

. The municipality included the upper Tana River valley, along the border with

History

The municipality of Polmak was established on 1 January 1903 when the large municipality of

Nesseby or (also unofficially ''Uuniemi'' in Kven) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Varangerbotn. Other villages in Nesseby include Gandvik, Karlebotn, Nesseby, an ...

was divided in two: Polmak (population: 450) in the west and

(population: 1,058) in the east. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the

Schei Committee The Schei Committee ( no, Schei-komitéen) was a committee named by the Government of Norway to look into the organization of municipalities in Norway post-World War II. It convened in 1946, and its formal name was (The 1946 Committee on Municip ...

. On 1 January 1964, the neighboring municipalities of Polmak (population: 1,072) and Tana (population: 2,237) were merged to form a new, larger

Tana Municipality or is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Tana bru. Among the other villages in the municipality are Austertana, Bonakas, Polmak, Rustefjelbma, and Skiippagurra. ...

Government

Municipal council

The

municipal council A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural counci ...

of Polmak was made up of representatives that were elected to four year terms. The

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breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:

References

{{Authority control Tana, Norway Former municipalities of Norway 1903 establishments in Norway 1964 disestablishments in Norway

History

Government

Municipal council

See also

References