Gratangen kommune | | | | County | Troms | | District | Hålogaland | | Municipality | NO-1919 | | Administrative centre | Gratangen | | Mayor (2003) | Eva Helene Ottesen (Ap) | | Official language form | Neutral | Area
- Total
- Land
- Percentage | Ranked 271
313 km²
306 km²
0.10 % | Population
- Total (2004)
- Percentage
- Change (10 years)
- Density | Ranked 387
1,282
0.03 %
-13.2 %
4/km² | | Coordinates | 68°43′N 17°51′E | www.gratangen.kommune.no
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Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke, Nynorsk: singular and plural fylke; until 1918 known as singular and plural- amt), and 433 municipalities (kommuner - Nynorsk: kommunar). ...
County NO-19 Region Nord-Norge Administrative centre Tromsø County mayor Area - Total - Percentage Ranked 4 25,877 km² 8. ...
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Tromsø, by Peder Balke, 1804–1887. ...
Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke), and 431 municipalities/communes (kommuner). ...
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| Coordinates: 68°43′N 17°51′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...
Gratangen is a municipality in the county of Troms, Norway.
It was the site of some of the first battles between the German 3rd Mountain Division under Eduard Dietl and the Norwegian 6th Division under General Carl Gustav Fleischer after the German invasion of Norway April 9th 1940. The German 3rd Mountain Division was raised from the Austrian 5th and 7th Divisions. ...
Eduard Dietl (Born 21 July 1890, Bad Aibling, Died 23 June 1944, Styria) Lieutenant General Eduard Dietl commanded the German 3rd Mountain Division that participated in the German invasion of Norway on April 9 and 10, 1940. ...
The 6. ...
Carl Gustav Fleischer (1883-1942) was a Norwegian general and the first allied general(actually not allied, as the allies and Norway never had any official cooperation, in writing) to win a major victory against the Germans in World War II. In 1940, as commander of the Norwegian 6th division...
After initial German success in surprising and routing a battalion from Trøndelag the tide turned as the Norwegians got used to the concept of war. Trøndelag is the name of a geographical region in the middle of Norway, consisting of the two counties Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag. ...
Shortly after seeing their comrades from I/IR12 suffer heavy casualties from the German assault the men from Finnmark of the soon to be highly respected Alta Battalion under Lieutenant Colonel Arne Dagfin Dahl counter-attacked and drove the Germans back from Gratangen. County NO-20 Region Nord-Norge Administrative centre Vadsø County mayor Area - Total - Percentage Ranked 1 48,618 km² 15. ...
The Alta Battalion was an independent battalion within the Norwegian 6th Division based in the village of Alta, Norway in west Finnmark and commanded by Lt. ...
Lieutenant colonel Arne Dagfin Dahl (1894-1990) was commander of the Alta Battalion during the fighting in Northern Norway in 1940. ...
The name
The municipality is named after the fjord Gratangen (Norse Grjótangr). The first element is grjót n 'stone', the last element is angr m 'fjord'. Norse is related to Scandinavia, and may mean: Ancient Norse mythology Medieval Norsemen, i. ...
Coat-of-arms The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1990). It shows a chevron (to represent 'mountain and sea'). Chevron may refer to: Chevron, a V-shaped pattern seen in military or police insigna, heraldry, flag design, and architectural frets Chevron, a series of bones on the underside of the tail of reptiles Chevron Corporation, a petrochemical company Chevron Cars, an advertising campaign of the Chevron Corporation including stylized...
See also Battle of Gratangen Gratangen was the site of some of the first battles between the German 3rd Mountain Division under Eduard Dietl and the Norwegian 6th Division under General Carl Gustav Fleischer after the German invasion of Norway April 9, 1940. ...
| Municipalities of Troms |
 | | Balsfjord | Bardu | Berg | Bjarkøy | Dyrøy | Gratangen | Harstad | Ibestad | Karlsøy | Kvæfjord | Kvænangen | Kåfjord | Lavangen | Lenvik | Lyngen | Målselv | Nordreisa | Salangen | Skjervøy | Skånland | Storfjord | Sørreisa | Torsken | Tranøy | Tromsø Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke), and 431 municipalities/communes (kommuner). ...
County NO-19 Region Nord-Norge Administrative centre Tromsø County mayor Area - Total - Percentage Ranked 4 25,877 km² 8. ...
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County Troms Landscape Municipality NO-1933 Administrative centre Storsteinnes Mayor (2003) Gunda Johansen (Ap) Official language form Bokmål Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 52 1,496 km² 1,440 km² 0. ...
The municipality Bardu in the county of Troms, Norway, has 3,799 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. ...
County Troms Landscape Municipality NO-1929 Administrative centre Skaland Mayor (2003) Trond Abelson (Ap) Official language form Bokmål Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 280 294 km² 276 km² 0. ...
County Troms Landscape Hålogaland Municipality NO-1915 Administrative centre Bjarkøy Mayor (2003) Jorunn Berg (Sandsøy og Fenes/Skjellesvik Bygdeliste) Official language form Neutral Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 402 74 km² 73 km² 0. ...
County Troms District Municipality NO-1926 Administrative centre Brøstadbotn Mayor (2003) Rolf Espenes (Ap) Official language form Bokmål Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 282 289 km² 277 km² 0. ...
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The municipality Ibestad in the county of Troms, Norway, has 1,647 inhabitants As of october 1. ...
County Troms Landscape Municipality NO-1936 Administrative centre Hansnes Mayor (2003) Thor Tøllefsen (Kystpartiet) Official language form Neutral Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 97 1,047 km² 1,009 km² 0. ...
County Troms Landscape Hålogaland Municipality NO-1911 Administrative centre Borkenes Mayor (2005) Lillian Hessen (V) Official language form Neutral Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 205 513 km² 498 km² 0. ...
County Troms Landscape Municipality NO-1943 Administrative centre Burfjord Mayor (2003) Harald Olsen (H) Official language form Neutral Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 26 2,108 km² 2,008 km² 0. ...
County Troms District Municipality NO-1940 Administrative centre Olderdalen Mayor (2003) Bjørn Inge Mo (Ap) Official language form Bokmål and Sami Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 106 991 km² 950 km² 0. ...
The municipality Lavangen in the county of Troms, Norway, has 1,050 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. ...
County Troms Landscape Municipality NO-1931 Administrative centre Finnsnes Mayor (2003) Arne Bergland (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 125 893 km² 849 km² 0. ...
County Troms Landscape Municipality NO-1938 Administrative centre Lyngseidet Mayor (2003) Werner Kiil (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 134 812 km² 796 km² 0. ...
County Troms Landscape Municipality NO-1924 Administrative centre Moen Mayor (2003) Viggo Fossum (AP) Official language form Neutral Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 10 3,322 km² 3,208 km² 1. ...
County Troms Landscape Municipality NO-1942 Administrative centre Storslett Mayor (2003) John Karlsen (Frp) Official language form Bokmål Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 9 3,438 km² 3,344 km² 1. ...
The municipality Salangen in the county of Troms, Norway, has 2,303 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. ...
County Troms District Municipality NO-1941 Administrative centre Skjervøy Mayor (2003) Roy Waage (KP) Official language form Bokmål Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 210 478 km² 470 km² 0. ...
County Troms Landscape Hålogaland Municipality NO-1913 Administrative centre Evenskjer Mayor (2003) Svein Berg (Ap) Official language form Bokmål Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 209 495 km² 465 km² 0. ...
County Troms Landscape Municipality NO-1939 Administrative centre Oteren Mayor (2003) Hanne Braathen (Sp) Official language form Neutral Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 49 1,543 km² 1,477 km² 0. ...
County Troms Landscape Municipality NO-1925 Administrative centre Sørreisa Mayor (2003) Magnor Olsen (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 253 363 km² 347 km² 0. ...
The municipality Torsken in the county of Troms, Norway, has 1,129 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. ...
County Troms Landscape Municipality NO-1927 Administrative centre Stonglandseidet Mayor (2003) Odd Arne Andreassen (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 201 524 km² 499 km² 0. ...
County Troms District Municipality NO-1902 Administrative centre Tromsø Mayor (2004) Herman Kristoffersen (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 18 2,566 km² 2,519 km² 0. ...
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