Malangen
Clash Royale CLAN TAG#URR8PPP | Malangen herred | ||
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| Former municipality | ||
 View of Malangen | ||
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 Malangen within Troms | ||
| Coordinates: 69°21′8″N 18°50′51″E / 69.35222°N 18.84750°E / 69.35222; 18.84750Coordinates: 69°21′8″N 18°50′51″E / 69.35222°N 18.84750°E / 69.35222; 18.84750 | ||
| Country | Norway | |
| County | Troms | |
| District | Hålogaland | |
| Established | 1 Jan 1871 | |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 | |
| Administrative centre | Mortenhals | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 372 km2 (144 sq mi) | |
| *Area at municipal dissolution. | ||
| Population (1964) | ||
| • Total | 2,058 | |
| • Density | 5.5/km2 (14/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Malangsfjerding Malangsværing[1] | |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1932 | |
| Preceded by | Balsfjord and Lenvik in 1871 | |
| Succeeded by | Balsfjord and Målselv in 1964 | |
Data from Statistics Norway | ||
Malangen (Northern Sami: Málatvuotna or Kven: Malankivuono) is a former municipality in Troms county in Norway. The 372-square-kilometre (144 sq mi) municipality existed from 1871 until its dissolution in 1964. The old municipality surrounded the Malangen fjord and today that area is divided between the municipalities of Balsfjord, Lenvik, Tromsø, and Målselv. The administrative centre was the village of Mortenhals where the main church for the municipality, Malangen Church, is located.[2][3]
Contents
1 History
2 Name
3 Media gallery
4 See also
5 References
6 External links
History
The Saga of Haakon Haakonarson mentions that in 1242 the king allowed refugees from Bjarmaland (since they were attacked by the Tatars - «bjarmar rymdi fyrir tattarum») to settle in the area of Malangen.
The municipality of Malangen was established on 1 January 1871 when the northern district of Balsfjord Municipality and a small peninsula in the Malangen fjord that belonged to Lenvik Municipality were separated to form the new municipality of Malangen. The initial population of Malangen was 1,425. On 1 January 1873, an area of northern Malangen (population: 287) was transferred to the neighboring Tromsøysund municipality. In 1891, a small part around the village of Målsnes in Målselv Municipality (population: 30) was transferred to Malangen.
During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the municipality of Malangen ceased to exist. The peninsula including the Navaren and Målsnes areas (population: 118) were transferred to neighboring Målselv Municipality. The remaining areas of Malangen (population: 1,940) were transferred back into Balsfjord Municipality.[2][4]
Name
The municipality was named after the local Malangen fjord. The name Malangen is probably derived from the Old Norse word mál which means "bag" and it may refer to the baggy shape of the fjord. The same word mál is probably also the origin of the name of the Målselva, the big river that enters the fjord from the Målselvdalen and Bardu valleys (the neighboring Målselv Municipality has a similar etymology). The second element of the name angr which means "inlet" or "fjord".[2][5]
Media gallery
Malangen Church
Rambergkirka: A stone located at Sand
The Mortenhals area (foreground), looking northwest
See also
- List of former municipalities of Norway
References
^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet. Retrieved 2015-12-01..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ abc Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2017-11-25). "Malangen - sogn". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
^ Helland, Amund (1899). "Malangen herred". Norges land og folk: Tromsø amt (in Norwegian). XIX. Kristiania, Norway: H. Aschehoug & Company. p. 230. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
^ Rygh, Oluf (1911). Norske gaardnavne: Troms amt (in Norwegian) (17 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 120.
External links
 | Wikimedia Commons has media related to Malangen. |
 | Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Troms. |
Weather information for Malangen (in Norwegian)
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