Polmak
Encyclopedia
Polmak is a village and a former municipality
in Finnmark
county
in Norway
. It is located in the southern part of the present-day municipality of Tana
. It stretched from Leavvajohka in the west to Polmak village in the east and then on both sides of the Tana River
north river to the Tana Bridge
.
. At that time, it had a population of 450. On 1 January 1964, Polmak (population: 1,072) was merged into the neighboring municipality of Tana
.
Former municipalities of Norway
This is a list of former municipalities of Norway, i.e. municipalities that no longer exist.When the local council system was introduced in Norway in 1837-38, the country had 392 municipalities. In 1958 the number had grown to a total of 744 rural municipalities, 64 city municipalities as well as a...
in Finnmark
Finnmark
or Finnmárku is a county in the extreme northeast of Norway. By land it borders Troms county to the west, Finland to the south and Russia to the east, and by water, the Norwegian Sea to the northwest, and the Barents Sea to the north and northeast.The county was formerly known as Finmarkens...
county
Counties of Norway
Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties . The counties form the primary first-level subdivisions of Norway and are further divided into 430 municipalities...
in Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. It is located in the southern part of the present-day municipality of Tana
Tana, Norway
Deatnu or Tana is a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Tana Bru....
. It stretched from Leavvajohka in the west to Polmak village in the east and then on both sides of the Tana River
Tana River (Norway)
Tana river , is a long river in Sápmi, in the Norwegian county of in Finnmark and the Lapland of Finland. The Sámi name means "Great River". The main tributaries of Tana are Anarjohka and Karasjohka....
north river to the Tana Bridge
Tana Bridge
Tana Bridge is a suspension bridge that crosses Tana river in Finnmark county in Norway. It is located in the small city also called Tana bru. The bridge is 220 metres long, and the main span is 194 metres.Tana Bridge was opened in 1948....
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History
The municipality was established on 1 January 1903 when it was split from the municipality of NessebyNesseby
Unjárga or Nesseby is a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Varangerbotn....
. At that time, it had a population of 450. On 1 January 1964, Polmak (population: 1,072) was merged into the neighboring municipality of Tana
Tana, Norway
Deatnu or Tana is a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Tana Bru....
.