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Namsos kommune
Image:Namsos kart.png
County Nord-Trøndelag
Landscape Namdalen
Municipality NO-1703
Administrative centre Namsos
Mayor (2004) Kåre Aalberg (SV)
Official language form Neutral
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Percentage
Ranked 141
775 km²
751 km²
0.24 %
Population
 - Total (2004)
 - Percentage
 - Change (10 years)
 - Density
Ranked 88
12,426
0.27 %
0.7 %
17/km²
Coordinates 64°29′ N 11°30′ E
www.namsos.kommune.no

Data from Statistics Norway Image File history File links Namsos_komm. ... Image File history File links Namsos_kart. ... 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-17 Region Trøndelag Administrative centre Steinkjer County mayor Inger Lise Gjørv Area  - Total  - Percentage Ranked 6 22,412 km² 6. ... Namdalen is a landscape in the centre part of Norway, consisting of the municipalities Namsos, Grong, Overhalla, Røyrvik, Fosnes, Nærøy, Høylandet, Bindal, Namdalseid, Lierne, Flatanger, Verran, Leka, Namsskogan and Vikna. ... Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke), and 433 municipalities (kommuner). ... The ISO 3166-2 codes for Norway describe 19 counties (fylke). ... The Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti or SV), is a Norwegian political party founded in 1975. ... Norwegian is a Germanic language spoken in Norway. ... This article explains the meaning of area as a physical quantity. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... This article is about longitude and latitude; see also UTM coordinate system Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (vertically) and longitude (horizontally); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which...

Namsos is a municipality and city in the county of Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke), and 433 municipalities (kommuner). ... 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-17 Region Trøndelag Administrative centre Steinkjer County mayor Inger Lise Gjørv Area  - Total  - Percentage Ranked 6 22,412 km² 6. ...


The city is on a small bay, about 15 miles from the sea, near the head of Namsenfjord and at the mouth of the river Namsen, one of the richest salmon rivers in Europe. The main part of the town is built on a small low lying promontory which extends into the bay. To the north, low forested hills rise fairly steeply to over 600 ft. To the east extends the wide Namdalen valley. Namsen is a river in Nord-Trøndelag in Norway. ... The Chinook or King Salmon is the largest salmon in North America and can grow up to 58 long and 126 pounds. ... World map showing location of Europe When considered a continent, Europe is the worlds second-smallest continent in terms of area, with an area of 10,600,000 km² (4,140,625 square miles), making it larger than Australia only. ... Namdalen is a landscape in the centre part of Norway, consisting of the municipalities Namsos, Grong, Overhalla, Røyrvik, Fosnes, Nærøy, Høylandet, Bindal, Namdalseid, Lierne, Flatanger, Verran, Leka, Namsskogan and Vikna. ...


The location by the river, and the large forests in made the town ideal for sawmills. There were eleven mills in the haydays, but only one remains, Moelven Van Severen. This article or section should include material from Saw mill A sawmill is a facility where logs are cut into boards. ...


The town has a swimming pool located underground - one of the first, but far from the only, such construction in Norway.


History

The town was founded in 1845. Consisting mostly of wooden houses, it has been burned down to the ground on three occasions during its relatively short history. The first fire was in 1872, caused by two boys playing with matches. The second fire was in 1897, with an unknown cause. The third time was during World War II when the town was bombed by German airplanes on April 20th 1940. 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1872 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th-century conflict that engulfed much of the globe... April 20 is the 110th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (111th in leap years). ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...


See also: Namsos in April 1940 In April and early May, 1940 Namsos was the scene of heavy fighting in World War Two between Anglo-French naval and military forces and German military and air forces. ...


ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 211 KB) Out in the woods outside of Namsos, Norway during the winter of 2003/2004. ...

Municipalities of Nord-Trøndelag Nord-Trøndelag coat of arms

Flatanger | Fosnes | Frosta | Grong | Høylandet | Inderøy | Leka | Leksvik | Levanger | Lierne | Meråker | Mosvik | Namdalseid | Namsos | Namsskogan | Nærøy | Overhalla | Røyrvik | Snåsa | Steinkjer | Stjørdal | Verdal | Verran | Vikna Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke), and 433 municipalities (kommuner). ... County NO-17 Region Trøndelag Administrative centre Steinkjer County mayor Inger Lise Gjørv Area  - Total  - Percentage Ranked 6 22,412 km² 6. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Flatanger is a municipality in the county of Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. ... Fosnes is a municipality in the county of Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. ... County Nord-Trøndelag Landscape Municipality NO-1717 Administrative centre Frosta Mayor (2003) Lars Myraune (H) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 399 76 km² 74 km² 0. ... Grong is a municipality in the county of Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. ... County Nord-Trøndelag Landscape Namdalen Municipality NO-1743 Administrative centre Høylandet Mayor (2003) Lars Otto Okstad (Sp) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 144 755 km² 703 km² 0. ... County Nord-Trøndelag Landscape Innherad Municipality NO-1729 Administrative centre Straumen Mayor (2003) Svein Jørum (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 359 146 km² 145 km² 0. ... Leka is also the name of the son, Leka Zogu, and grandson, Leka Anwar Zog Reza Baudouin Msiziwe, of Ahmet Zogu. ... Leksvik is a municipality in the county of Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. ... Levanger is a municipality in the county of Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. ... Lierne is a municipality in the Norwegian county of Nord-Trøndelag. ... County Nord-Trøndelag Landscape Stjørdalen Municipality NO-1711 Administrative centre MerÃ¥ker Mayor (2003) BÃ¥rd LangsÃ¥vold (Ap) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 74 1,274 km² 1,188 km² 0. ... Mosvik is a municipality in the county of Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. ... County Nord-Trøndelag Landscape Namdalen Municipality NO-1725 Administrative centre Namdalseid Mayor (2005) Steinar Lyngstad (Sp) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 142 770 km² 735 km² 0. ... Namsskogan is a municipality in the county of Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. ... County Nord-Trøndelag Landscape Namdalen Municipality NO-1751 Administrative centre Kolvereid Mayor (2005) Steinar Aspli (Sp) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 95 1,066 km² 1,011 km² 0. ... County Nord-Trøndelag Landscape Namdalen Municipality NO-1739 Administrative centre Limingen Mayor (2005) Marianne Ornæs (Sp) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 44 1,584 km² 1,331 km² 0. ... County Nord-Trøndelag Landscape Municipality NO-1736 Administrative centre SnÃ¥sa Mayor (2003) Vigdis Hjulstad Belbo (Sp) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 20 2,343 km² 2,151 km² 0. ... Steinkjer is a municipality and town in the county of Nord-Trøndelag, Norway, located at the top of the Trondheimsfjord, in the Beitstadfjord fjord inlet. ... County Nord-Trøndelag Landscape Stjørdalen Municipality NO-1714 Administrative centre Stjørdal Mayor (2005) Johan Arnt Elverum (Sp) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 117 938 km² 913 km² 0. ... County Nord-Trøndelag Landscape Innherad Municipality NO-1721 Administrative centre Verdal Mayor (2003) Gerd Janne Kristoffersen (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 48 1,548 km² 1,479 km² 0. ... County Nord-Trøndelag Landscape Innherad Municipality NO-1724 Administrative centre Malm Mayor (2004) Robert Bjørk (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 182 602 km² 558 km² 0. ... Vikna is a municipality in the county of Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. ...


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Namsos campaign - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2469 words)
In April and early May, 1940 Namsos was the scene of heavy fighting in World War Two between Anglo-French naval and military forces and German military and air forces.
Namsos, then a town of 3,615 people, was felt to be the logical spot to land the troops assigned to the northern pincer, because of its location and facilities.
Because of the trade in lumber, by 1940 Namsos port was furnished with three good wharves (one of stone) with a depth alongside of 18 to 30 feet and lengths from 320 to 770 feet.
Encyclopedia: Namsos in April 1940 (3727 words)
Captain F. Pegram of the Cruiser HMS Glasgow accompanied by the Cruiser HMS Sheffield and ten destroyers landed a small party of Royal Marines in Namsos on April 14, 1940.
One of the transports conveying the French was too long to enter the harbour and returned to Britain without landing many of the French supplies, leaving the troops without straps for their skiis or the mules they used for transport.
The Namsos campaign was not a success for the Allies, though the troops and naval forces and their commanders aquitted themselves well.
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