Hattfjelldal
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Basic data | ||
Commune number : | 1826 | |
Province (county) : | North country | |
Administrative headquarters: | Hattfjelldal | |
Coordinates : | 65 ° 36 ' N , 14 ° 0' E | |
Surface: | 2,684.32 km² | |
Residents: | 1,297 (Feb 27, 2020) | |
Population density : | 0.48 inhabitants per km² | |
Language form : | neutral | |
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Mayor : | Harald Lie ( Sp ) (2015) | |
Location in the province of Nordland | ||
Hattfjelldal ( South Sami : Aarborte ) is a municipality in the Norwegian province of Nordland . The municipality is one of the most sparsely populated in Norway. The eastern border of the municipality borders directly on Sweden . The name of the municipality is derived from the mountain Hatten (dt. "Hut") and translated means something like "Hutbergtal".
The administrative center of the municipality is Hattfjelldal. Agriculture and forestry are the main activities in the municipality . The largest industrial company is the Arbor chipboard factory, which was founded in 1957 as Norway's first chipboard factory.
The commune was originally inhabited by Sami . In the main town of Hattfjelldal there is still a seed school where the language of instruction is South Sami .
The second largest lake in Norway, Røssvatnet, is located in the municipality. The Børgefjell National Park is also located in the municipality.
climate
Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Hattfjelldal 1961–1990
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coat of arms
Description : Silver and green divided by a pinnacle .
people
From 1883 to 1904 the engineer Ole Tobias Olsen was pastor and mayor of Hattfjelldal.
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The best known landscape formation in the municipality is the mountain Hatten ( German hat ). In the Sami language, the mountain is called Aarpije (German "widower") because it stands relatively alone. Copper was mined at the Hatten around 1875.
Not far from the summit are the remains of a forge in which the copper was processed. The hike to the mountain top takes about two hours.
Web links
- Hattfjelldal municipality website (Norwegian)