Træna is a

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. It is part of the

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. The

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of the municipality is the island/village of

Husøya Husøya is a small island and the administrative centre of Træna Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located just east of the island of Sanna in the Trænfjorden, about northwest of the island of Lovund (in neighboring Lurøy Muni ...

. Other population centres include

Selvær Selvær is an island group and fishing village in Træna Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. Description Selvær is located about north-east of the main island of Husøya and about west of the island of Nesøya. There are a number of s ...

and Sanna. Kirkhelleren traena nordlan

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is the economic mainstay of the island municipality of Træna. Connections to mainland Norway are by means of boat and

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. Routes are provided to

Sandnessjøen Sandnessjøen is a town and the administrative centre of Alstahaug Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. Sandnessjøen was granted special trading privileges in the late 1600s, but it did not receive town status until 1999. Sandnessjøen is ...

, Nesna, and

Stokkvågen Stokkvågen is a village and ferry port located in Lurøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village lies on the mainland coast of Lurøy, about west of the town of Mo i Rana. The port has ferries that connect the mainland to the islan ...

. 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

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. The municipality is the 353rd largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Træna is the 353rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of only 442. The municipality's

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is and its population has decreased by 9.6% over the previous 10-year period. As of October 2020, there are two regular boat departures per day; authorities have suggested having only one regular departure per day.

General information

The municipality of Træna was established on 1 January 1872 when it was separated from

Lurøy Municipality Lurøy is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Nordland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland Districts of Norway, traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is located on the island ...

. Initially, Træna had 289 residents. The municipal borders have not changed since that time.

Name

The municipality (originally the

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) is named after the '' Træna'' island group (). The meaning of the name is uncertain, but it may be derived from the word which means "three", probably referring to the three peaks on the island. Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled ''Trænen''. On 6 January 1908, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to ''Træna''.

Coat of arms

The

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was granted on 24 July 1987. The official

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is ''"

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, three fish-hooks Or two over one"'' (). This means the arms have a red

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(background) and the

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is three

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s made of

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from the

. The fishhooks have a

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which means they are commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. These hooks symbolize the importance of

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in the municipality. They are based on the historic bone hooks found in the local cave Kirkhelleren on the island of Sanna. They are

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because there are three hooks and the name Træna originates from a word meaning number "three". The arms were designed by Jarle E. Henriksen.

Churches

The

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has one parish () within Træna Municipality. It is part of the Nord-Helgeland prosti (

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) in the

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Government

Træna Municipality is responsible for

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(through 10th grade), outpatient

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services,

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and other

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, and municipal

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s and utilities. The municipality is governed by a

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of directly elected representatives. The

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by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Helgeland District Court and the

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Mayors

The

() of Træna is the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who have held this position: *1872–1884: Mikkel Paul Olsen *1885–1888: Jakob Jeppesen *1889–1890: Mikkel Paul Olsen *1891-1892: Jakob Jeppesen *1893–1896: Mikkel Paul Olsen *1897–1901: Jens Olsen *1902–1907: Johan Andersen *1908–1913: Jens Olsen *1914–1919: Ole Johan August Olsen *1920–1928: Anders Olsen *1929–1931: Magnus Olsen *1932–1937: Anders Olsen *1938–1939: Erling Aune *1941–1945: Anders Olsen *1945–1945: Aksel Sjøset *1946–1946: Rolf Røsok Olsen *1946–1947: Martin Sandøy *1948–1955: Anders Olsen *1955–1971: Leif Holmen *1972–1979: Arnold Sørhaug ( LL) *1979-1987: Albert Johansen ( Sp) *1987-1991: Geir Ståle Bjørnvik ( H) *1991-2003: Idar Jørgen Holmen ( Sp) *2003-2011: Aina Willumsen ( Ap) *2011-2019: Per Pedersen ( KrF) *2019–2023: Jan Helge Andersen ( Ap) *2023–present: Trond Vegard Sletten ( Ap)

Municipal council

The

() of Træna is made up of 11 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political

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Geography

The municipality consists of 477

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s and

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off the coast of mainland Norway. Four of the islands are populated:

, Sanna, and Sandøy. The islands lie along the Trænfjorden to the southeast and the

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to the west.

Træna Lighthouse Træna Lighthouse () is a coastal lighthouse in Træna Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the island of Sørholmen in the Trænfjorden, about southwest of the main island of Husøya and about west of the island village o ...

is located in the southern part of the municipality. The highest point in the municipality is the tall mountain Trænstaven.

Farms of Træna

Historically, the land of Træna was divided up into named farms. These farms were used in census and tax records and are useful for genealogical research.

Farm names and numbers

The farms in Træna Municipality are listed in O. Rygh's series

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("Norwegian farm names"), the Nordland volume of which was published in 1905. :''See also:'
Digital version of Norske Gaardnavne - Nordland
The farm numbers are used in some census records, and numbers that are near each other indicate that those farms are geographically proximate. Handwritten Norwegian sources, particularly those prior to 1800, may use variants on these names. For recorded variants before 1723, see the digital version of O. Rygh. Farm names were often used as part of Norwegian names, in addition to the person's given name and

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or inherited surname. Some families retained the farm name, o
toponymic
as a surname when they emigrated, so in those cases tracing a surname may tell you specifically where in Norway the family was from. This tradition began to change in the mid to late 19th century, and inherited surnames were codified into law in 1923. If you can't find an entry when you are searching for a word that starts with AE, Ae, O, A or Aa, it may have been transcribed from one of the letters not used in English. Try looking for it under the Norwegian letter; Æ, Ø, and Å appear at the end of the

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References

External links

Municipal fact sheet
from

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Træna Music Festival 2008
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