| Kvæfjord kommune | |||
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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Troms | ||
| District | Hålogaland | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-1911 | ||
| Administrative centre | Borkenes | ||
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| - Mayor (2005) | Lillian Hessen (V) | ||
| Area (Nr. ||} Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions called counties ( fylker, singular fylke) and 430 municipalities ( kommuner, cf Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional ||-||} Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties ( Norwegian: singular fylke, plural fylker ( Bokmål or Romsa ( Sami language) is a county in North Norway, bordering Finnmark to the northeast and Nordland in the southwest Norway is divided into a number of traditional Districts Many districts have deep historical roots and only partially coincide with today's administrative units of counties Hålogaland was the northernmost of the Norwegian provinces in the mediaeval Norse sagas. ISO 3166-2NO is an ISO standard which defines Geocodes it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies to Norway. Borkenes is a village near Harstad and is situated in the municipality of Kvæfjord in the county of Troms, Norway. The Liberal Party of Norway (Venstre V meaning "left" is a social liberal Political party in Norway. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 205 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 513 km² (198. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 1 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 498 km² (192. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 3 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| - Total | 3,072 | ||
| - Density | 6/km² (15. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 5/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | -9. 8 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 266 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Neutral | ||
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| Website: www.kvafjord.kommune.no | |||
Kvæfjord is a municipality in the county of Troms, Norway. Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time Daylight saving time ( DST Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time Norwegian ( norsk) is a North Germanic Language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is an official language Norwegian ( norsk) is a North Germanic Language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is an official language ||} Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions called counties ( fylker, singular fylke) and 430 municipalities ( kommuner, cf ||-||} Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties ( Norwegian: singular fylke, plural fylker ( Bokmål or Romsa ( Sami language) is a county in North Norway, bordering Finnmark to the northeast and Nordland in the southwest Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional
Kvæfjord was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). Formannskaps-distrikt was the name for a Norwegian local self-government districts put into force in 1838. The district Godfjorden was transferred from Kvæfjord to Sortland municipality (in Nordland county) January 1, 2000. is a town and municipality in the county of Nordland, Norway. is a county in Norway, bordering Troms in the north Nord-Trøndelag in the south Norrbottens län in Sweden to the east Västerbottens
Together with Harstad, the two municipalities cover most of the island of Hinnøya in the southern parts of the county. is a city and municipality in Norway, and it is located approximately 250 km (150 mi north of the Arctic Circle. Hinnøya is an island in North Norway. It is largest island in Norway (except for Svalbard) with an area of. Kvæfjord consists mostly of mountains and fjords. The fjord Kvæfjord is a central part.
Kvæfjord is also where the the Norwegian national cake originally comes from.
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The name
The municipality is named after the fjord (Norse Kviðjufjörðr). Norse paganism is a term used to describe the religious traditions which were common amongst the Germanic tribes living in Nordic countries prior to and The first element is the genitive case of the name of the island *Kviðja (now Kveøya), the last element is fjörðr m 'fjord'. The name of the island is maybe derived from the word kviðr m 'belly, stomach'.
Until 1889 the name was written Kvædfjord.
Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1986). It shows a strawberry plant. Garden strawberries are a common variety of strawberry cultivated worldwide
(See also the coat-of-arms of Norddal. Norddal is a municipality in the county of Møre og Romsdal, Norway. )
Economy
The municipality is known for agriculture and farming. The quality of the strawberries is famous. The long hours of daylight, combined with relatively low summer temperatures, make the strawberries more tasteful than berries grown in warmer climates.
Geography
The landscape of today was largely formed during the last ice age. When the ice retreated, the terrain rose by 50 meters. It is in this belt of old seabed the agriculture is located.
One former large institution for the mentally handicapped has influenced Kvæfjord, that earlier had a large number of health workers. There are four county roads connecting the municipality: two to the north and one each to the east and south.
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