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==General information== [[File:Berlevåg.jpg|thumb|left|View of the village of Berlevåg]] The municipality of Berlevåg was established on 1 January 1914 when it was separated from [[Tana Municipality]]. Initially, there were 784 residents. The borders have remained unchanged since that time.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |year=1999 |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |language=no}}</ref> On 1 January 2020, the municipality became part of the newly formed [[Troms og Finnmark]] county. Previously, it had been part of the old [[Finnmark]] county.<ref name="snlTF">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Troms og Finnmark |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/Troms_og_Finnmark |access-date=2019-12-26 |date=2019-12-24 |editor-last=Mæhlum |editor-first=Lars |language=no}}</ref> On 1 January 2024, the [[Troms og Finnmark]] county was divided and the municipality once again became part of [[Finnmark]] county.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-05 |title=Fylkesinndelingen fra 2024 |url=https://www.regjeringen.no/no/tema/kommuner-og-regioner/kommunestruktur/fylkesinndelingen-fra-2024/id2922222/ |publisher=Regjeringen.no |language=no}}</ref> ===Name=== There are different opinions of the origin of the name ''Berlevåg'' (or historically spelled ''Berlevaag''). The first is that it relates to an old [[Northern Sami language]] name that sounded like ''Berlevaggi'' or ''Perlavaggi''. The second is that it derives from the name of the first settler or explorer at the bay whose name was ''Berle'' or ''Perle''. The last theory of the name Berlevåg (which is less likely) is that the first element derives from the [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]] word {{wikt-lang|no|perle}} which means "[[pearl]]" and the last element is {{wikt-lang|no|våg}} which means "[[bay]]".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |author-link=Oluf Rygh |title=Norske gaardnavne: Finmarkens amt |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |year=1924 |edition=18 |location=Kristiania, Norge |pages=243 |language=no}}</ref><ref name="snl">{{Cite web |last=Store norske leksikon |author-link=Store norske leksikon |title=Berlevåg |url=http://snl.no/Berlev%C3%A5g |access-date=2013-02-26 |language=no}}</ref> On 21 December 1917, a [[royal decree|royal resolution]] enacted the [[Norwegian language conflict|1917 Norwegian language reforms]]. Prior to this change, the name was spelled ''Berlevaag'' with the [[digraph (orthography)|digraph]] "[[Aa (digraph)|aa]]", and after this reform, the name was spelled ''Berlevåg'', using the letter [[å]] instead.<ref>{{Cite journal |year=1917 |title=Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1917. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2015102381014_001 |journal=[[Norsk Lovtidend]] |language=no |location=Oslo, Norway |publisher=Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri |page=1000}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.nb.no/items/7c810cb2510e5454433266c698b8808e |title=Den Nye rettskrivning : regler og ordlister |publisher=Den Mallingske Boktrykkeri |year=1918 |location=Kristiania, Norge |language=no}}</ref> ===Coat of arms=== The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 22 July 1988. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Per fess]] [[Line (heraldry)|rayonny]] [[Or (heraldry)|Or]] and [[Azure (heraldry)|azure]]"'' ({{langx|no|Delt av gult og blått ved flammesnitt}}). This means the arms have a [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) that is divided by a [[Line (heraldry)|line]] with a [[Line (heraldry)|rayonny]] design with five [[wave]]s with yellow over blue. The field above the line has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[Or (heraldry)|Or]] which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. The color below the line has a tincture of azure (blue). The design is meant to symbolize the sun over the waves of the sea that break against the shore. This can represent both the struggle against the sea as well as the dependence on it. The arms were designed by Arvid Sveen.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Berlevåg |access-date=2023-01-21 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Berlevag, Finmark |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-20-24.html |access-date=2023-01-21 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1988-07-22 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1988-07-22-596?q=flagg |access-date=2023-01-21 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref> ===Churches=== The [[Church of Norway]] has one parish ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Berlevåg. It is part of the [[Varanger prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland]]. {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Berlevåg''''' !Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built |- |rowspan="1"|Berlevåg||[[Berlevåg Church]]||[[Berlevåg (village)|Berlevåg]]||1960 |}
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