Træna is a municipality

Municipalities of Norway

Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties , and 430 municipalities...

 in Nordland

Nordland

is a county in Norway in the North Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Nord-Trøndelag in the south, Norrbottens län in Sweden to the east, Västerbottens län to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The county was formerly known as Nordlandene amt. The county administration is...

 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...

, Norway

Norway

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. It is part of the Helgeland

Helgeland

Helgeland is the most southerly district in Northern Norway. Generally speaking, Helgeland refers to the part of Nordland county that is located south of the Arctic Circle. The district covers an area of about , with nearly 79,000 inhabitants...

 traditional region

Districts of Norway

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. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Husøya

Husøya

Husøya is the administrative centre of Træna municipality, Norway. Its population is 336.-References:...

. Træna was separated from the municipality of Lurøy

Lurøy

Lurøy is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Lurøy. Lurøy was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838...

 in 1872.

The municipality consists of over one thousand small island

Island

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s off the coast of Norway. Four of the islands are populated: Husøy, Selvær, Sanna, and Sandøy.

Fishing

Fishing

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 is the economic mainstay of Træna. Connections to mainland Norway are by means of boat and ferry

Ferry

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. Routes are provided to Sandnessjøen

Sandnessjøen

Sandnessjøen is the centre of the municipality of Alstahaug in the county of Nordland, Norway, with a population of over 9,000. It was made a township in 1788....

, Nesna

Nesna

Nesna is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Nesna....

 and Stokkvågen

Stokkvågen

Stokkvågen is a port in Lurøy with ferries to Onøy, Lovund, Sleneset and Træna....

.

The islands of Træna have been the site of a number of archeological discoveries, indicating that the island has been populated since the stone age.

Name

The municipality is named after the island of Træna (Old Norse

Old Norse

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: Þriðna). The name is probably derived from the number þrír which means "three" and then referring to three peaks on the island.

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms

Coat of arms

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 is from modern times. They were granted in 1987. The arms show three fishhook

Fish hook

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s made of bone

Bone

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 from the Stone Age

Stone Age

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. These hooks symbolize the importance of fishing in the municipality.