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Municipio de Rana

Coordenadas : 66°22′19″N 14°20′34″E / 66.37194°N 14.34278°E / 66.37194; 14.34278 Rana ( Norwegian ) or Raane ( Southern Sami ) [ 5 ] is a municipality in Nordland county , N...

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Coordenadas : 66°22′19″N 14°20′34″E / 66.37194°N 14.34278°E / 66.37194; 14.34278

Rana (Norwegian) or Raane (Southern Sami)[5] is a municipality in Nordlandcounty, Norway. It is part of the Helgelandtraditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Mo i Rana, which houses the National Library of Norway. Other population centers in Rana include Båsmoen, Dunderland, Eiteråga, Flostrand, Hauknes, Myklebustad, Nevernes, Røssvoll, Selfors, Sjonbotn, Skonseng, Storforsheia, Utskarpen, and Ytteren.

The 4,460-square-kilometre (1,720 sq mi) municipality is the 4th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway (the largest municipality outside Troms and Finnmark counties). Rana Municipality is the 47th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 25,994. This makes it the second largest municipality in Nordland county—and the third largest in North Norway. The municipality's population density is 5.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (15/sq mi) and its population has increased by 0.2% over the previous 10-year period.[6][7]

Rana was a part of the Terra Securities scandal in 2007 relating to some investments that were made by the municipality.[8]

General information

Mo i Rana and Nord-Rana Municipality plus parts of Nesna Municipality and Sør-Rana Municipality were merged in 1964 to form Rana Municipality.

Municipal history

The municipality of Rana was originally established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). In 1839, it was divided into Nord-Ranen Municipality and Sør-Ranen Municipality. In 1844, Nord-Ranen Municipality was renamed Mo Municipality and Sør-Ranen Municipality was renamed Hemnes Municipality. On 1 January 1923, the village of Mo was separated from Mo Municipality and became a town-municipality of its own. At that time (to avoid confusion) Mo Municipality changed its name (back) to Nord-Rana Municipality and the new town was known as Mo i Rana. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the town of Mo (population: 9,616), Nord-Rana Municipality (population: 11,636), the northern part of Sør-Rana Municipality (population: 697), and the Sjona area of Nesna Municipality (population: 543) were all merged to form Rana Municipality.[9]

Name

The municipality is named after the river Ranelva (Old Norse: Raðund). The name of the river is probably derived from the word raðr which means "quick", "fast", or "rapid". Another possibility is that the name comes from the old Sami godRana Niejta.[10]

On 16 February 2024, the national government approved a resolution to add a co-equal, official Sami language name for the municipality: Raane.[11] The spelling of the Sami language name changes depending on how it is used. It is called Raane when it is spelled alone, but it is Raanen tjïelte when using the Sami language equivalent to "Rana Municipality".[5]

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was granted on 5 March 1965. The official blazon is "Per bend sinister vert and Or" (Norwegian: Venstre skrådelt av grønt og gull). This means the arms have a field (background) that is divided by a diagonal line from the lower left to the upper right. The field that is below the line has a tincture of Or which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. The field that is above the line has a tincture of green. The arms symbolize the forests (upper part/green) and the minerals (lower part/gold), as there many minerals can be found in the area, especially iron ore. The arms were originally granted to the municipality of Mo on 29 April 1960 until that municipality was dissolved on 1 January 1964 when it became part of the new municipality of Rana. The arms were designed by Gunnar Alm.[12][13][14]

Churches

The Church of Norway has six parishes (sokn) within Rana Municipality. It is part of the Indre Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland.

Geography

The Sjona fjord, western part of Rana municipality

The municipality is located just south of the Arctic Circle, on the southern side of the Saltfjellet mountains with the Svartisenglacier, Norway's second largest glacier. The highest point in the municipality is the 1,589.26-metre (5,214.1 ft) tall mountain Snøtinden.[1] Some of the other large mountains in Rana include Bolna and Nasa. Mo is so close to the Arctic Circle that parts of the sun is continuously over the horizon (Midnight sun) from early June to early July, and there is no darkness from mid-May to the beginning of August. But there is no true polar night in December.[15] The Saltfjellet–Svartisen National Park is partly located in Rana. There are many valleys such as the Dunderland Valley and Grønnfjelldal.

The majority of the population in the municipality lives in Mo i Rana, where the Ranelva (river) meets the Ranfjorden. North of Mo i Rana, the European route E6 highway passes through the suburb of Selfors. In western Rana, the population centers around the Sjona fjord.

Rana and Saltfjellet are famous for their numerous caves due to the limestone rock. Some of the caves include Grønnligrotta, Setergrotta, and Pluragrotta. There are several nature reserves in the municipality, such as Alterhaug with several warmer-climate plants grow including the elm.[16] Engasjyen, the estuary of the Rana river, has a rich bird life in the spring.[17] Blakkådalen has old growthspruce forests.[18] Fisktjørna, has a largely undisturbed mixed old growth forest with unusually rich plant life due to the extremely lime-rich soil.[19]

Climate

Rana is situated near the innermost part of the long Ranafjord, and the winters can be cold, especially away from the fjord. There is often a lot of snow in winter. Summer days in Rana are among the warmest in North Norway.

Lakes and rivers

There are many lakes and rivers in the municipality, both in the lowlands and in the mountains.

Government

Rana Municipality is responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, welfare and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.[20] The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Helgeland District Court and the Hålogaland Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Rana Municipality is made up of 37 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party.

Mayors

The mayor (Norwegian: ordfører) of Rana Municipality is the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who have held this position:[34][35][36]

Economy

As of 2023, FREYR has a so-called[37]test factory for battery technology in Rana. The size of the factory is 13,000 square metres (140,000 sq ft).[38] It had[39] 70 employees before 10 were laid off in late November 2023.[40][41] As of Q4 2023, the first production line had been delayed.[42] The company said that it would halve its cash expenses for 2024.[39][37]

Transportation

Rana has an airport, Mo i Rana Airport, Røssvoll in the village of Røssvoll, not far from the town of Mo i Rana. There are several large highways in Rana: European route E6, Norwegian County Road 17, and Norwegian County Road 12. The Illhollia Tunnel is part of the E6 highway. The Nordland Line passes through Rana, with several stations including Mo i Rana Station, Dunderland Station, and Bolna Station.

Culture

Personas notables

Ole Tobias Olsen, 1908
Bjørn Alterhaug, 2017
  • Ole Tobias Olsen (1830 en el valle de Dunderland - 1924), maestro, ministro y padre de la Línea Nordland entre Trondheim y Bodø
  • Nils Hansteen (1855 en Mo i Rana – 1912), pintor de paisajes y marinas.
  • Per Karstensen (1915–2010), educador y político que fue alcalde de Nord-Rana y Rana entre 1963 y 1965.
  • Sverre Bratland (1917 en Utskarpen - 2002), líder militar noruego
  • Egil Øyjord (nacido en 1928 en Mo i Rana), académico y fundador de la Asociación Internacional para la Mecanización de Experimentos de Campo (IAMFE).
  • Bjørn Alterhaug (nacido en 1945 en Mo i Rana), bajista de jazz, compositor y profesor de música.
  • Inge Myrvoll (nacida en 1948 en Rana), política y alcaldesa de Rana y diputada desde 2003.
  • Laila Stien (nacida en 1946), novelista, poeta y autora de literatura infantil que creció en Rana
  • Guttorm Guttormsen (nacido en 1950 en Mo i Rana), músico, arreglista y compositor de jazz
  • Anne Grete Hollup (nacida en 1957 en Mo i Rana), novelista, dramaturga y escritora de literatura infantil.
  • Geir Bjørklund (nacido en 1969 en Mo i Rana), investigador, escritor de ciencia médica y editor.
  • Hans Olav Lahlum (nacido en 1973 en Mo i Rana), historiador, autor de novelas policíacas, jugador de ajedrez y político.

Deporte

Kristin Størmer Steira, 2012

International relations

Twin towns—sister cities

The sister cities of Rana are:[43]

References

  1. 12"Høgaste fjelltopp i kvar kommune" (in Norwegian). Kartverket. 16 January 2024.
  2. ↑"Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  3. ↑"Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  4. ↑Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (9 January 2024). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon.
  5. 12"Stadnamn og rettskriving" (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  6. ↑Statistisk sentralbyrå. "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
  7. ↑Statistisk sentralbyrå. "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian).
  8. ↑"Norway towns sue Citi over structured note losses". Reuters. 10 August 2009.
  9. ↑Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen"(PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. ISBN 9788253746845.
  10. ↑Store norske leksikon. "Rana – kommune" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  11. ↑"Fastsetting av Raanen tjïelte som samisk navn på Rana kommune" (in Norwegian). LovData.no. 16 February 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  12. ↑"Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen". Heraldry of the World. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  13. ↑"Rana, Nordland (Norway)". Flags of the World. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  14. ↑"Godkjenning av våpen og flagg". Lovdata.no (in Norwegian). Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet. 5 March 1965. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  15. ↑"Mo i Rana". Retrieved 25 November 2008.
  16. ↑"Alterhaug naturreservat" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 25 November 2008.
  17. ↑"Engasjyen naturreservat" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 25 November 2008.
  18. ↑"Blakkådalen naturreservat" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 25 November 2008.
  19. ↑"Fisktjørna naturreservat" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 25 November 2008.
  20. ↑Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (25 November 2024). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  21. ↑"Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Nordland". Valg Direktoratet. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  22. ↑"Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2019 - Nordland". Valg Direktoratet. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  23. 1234"Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M)" (in Norwegian). Statistics Norway.
  24. ↑"Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Nordland". Valg Direktoratet. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  25. ↑"Kommunestyrevalget 1995"(PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo-Kongsvinger: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1996. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  26. ↑"Kommunestyrevalget 1991"(PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo-Kongsvinger: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1993. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  27. ↑"Kommunestyrevalget 1987"(PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo-Kongsvinger: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1988. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  28. ↑"Kommunestyrevalget 1983"(PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo-Kongsvinger: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1984. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  29. ↑"Kommunestyrevalget 1979"(PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1979. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  30. ↑"Kommunevalgene 1975"(PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1977. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  31. ↑"Kommunevalgene 1972"(PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1973. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  32. ↑"Kommunevalgene 1967"(PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1967. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  33. ↑"Kommunevalgene 1963"(PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1964. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  34. ↑Coldevin, Axel. Rana Bygdebok. Mo Prestegjeld etter 1850 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Mo Sparebank, Grøndahl & Søn Boktrykkeri.
  35. ↑Alstadhaug, Leif (1986). "150 år med lokalt sjølstyre". Årbok for Rana 1986 (in Norwegian). Rana Blads trykkeri.
  36. ↑Fiva, Jon H; Sørensen, Rune J.; Vøllo, Reidar, eds. (2024). "Local Candidate Dataset"(PDF).
  37. 12Guttormsen, Marius (9 November 2023). "Freyr kutter kraftig i batterisatsingen i Mo i Rana". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  38. ↑Trygstad, Andreas Nilsen (28 March 2023). "Freyr gir 100 millioner til to toppledere – åpner Norges første batterifabrikk". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  39. 12Guttormsen, Marius (10 November 2023). "FREYR: Aksjene stuper etter kvartalstall – satser i USA". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  40. ^ Guttormsen, Marius (27 de noviembre de 2023). "Freyr nedbemanner 78 ansatte - ti av dem i Mo i Rana" . NRK (en bokmål noruego) . Consultado el 5 de septiembre de 2024 .
  41. ↑ «Bateríaventyret» . Dagsavisen (en noruego). 25 de noviembre de 2023 . Consultado el 5 de septiembre de 2024 .
  42. ^ Holter, Mikael (10 de noviembre de 2023). "Tidligere Freyr-topp solgte aksjer for ni milloner dagen før katastroferapport" . DN.no (en bokmål noruego) . Consultado el 5 de septiembre de 2024 .
  43. ^ "Vennskapsbyer" (en noruego). Comuna de Rana. Archivado desde el original el 20 de abril de 2012 . Consultado el 29 de diciembre de 2011 .
  • Ficha informativa municipal de la Oficina de Estadística de Noruega (en noruego)
  • Información turística oficial sobre la zona del Círculo Polar Ártico.
  • DNT Rana archivado el 16 de diciembre de 2008 en Wayback Machine (en noruego)
  • Municipio de Rana (en noruego)
  • moirana.com - Portal local de Mo i Rana (en noruego)

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