Editing Narvik Municipality (section)

==General information==
[[File:Narvik city centre.jpg|thumb|left|Central Narvik with a view on the freedom monument 'Liv opp av kaos' ('Life out of chaos', 1956) by Narvik's sculptor {{ill|Gunnar Olaf Finn Eriksen|sv|Finn Eriksen}}.]]
The municipality of Narvik was established on 1 January 1902 when the village of Narvik received status as a proper town ([[kjøpstad]]) and was separated from the large [[Ankenes Municipality]]. Initially, the town-municipality of Narvik had 3,705 residents.<ref name="Dag" /> 

On 1 January 1974, [[Ankenes Municipality]] was merged with the town-municipality of Narvik, forming a new, larger Narvik Municipality. After the merger, the new Narvik Municipality had 19,780 residents. On 1 January 1999, a small area of Narvik Municipality (population: 9) was transferred to the neighboring [[Evenes Municipality]].<ref name="Dag">{{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 |isbn=9788253746845}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |year=2012 |title=1805 Narvik. Population 1 January and population changes during the year. 1951– |url=http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/02/02/folkendrhist_en/tables/tab/1805.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120525151307/http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/02/02/folkendrhist_en/tables/tab/1805.html |archive-date=2012-05-25 |access-date=2012-06-07 |language=no}}</ref>

On 1 January 2020, Narvik Municipality was merged with the neighboring [[Ballangen Municipality]] and the eastern half of [[Tysfjord Municipality]] to form a new, larger Narvik Municipality. This occurred because in 2017 the municipal government agreed to merge after the [[Parliament of Norway]] required Tysfjord Municipality to be split up.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Karlsen |first=Tone Anita |date=2017-08-22 |title=Ny Narvik tar form |url=http://www.ht.no/nyheter/2017/08/22/Nye-Narvik-tar-form-15192004.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911072326/http://www.ht.no/nyheter/2017/08/22/Nye-Narvik-tar-form-15192004.ece |archive-date=2017-09-11 |access-date=2017-09-10 |work=Harstad Tidende |language=no}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was adopted on 20 June 2019 for use starting on 1 January 2020 after a municipal merger. The [[blazon]] is ''"[[Azure (heraldry)|Azure]], a mountain peak [[argent]]"''. This means the arms have a blue [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a mountain peak. The mountain peak has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[argent]] which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The arms were designed to look like the local mountain [[Stetind]]. The arms were designed by Eirik Djupvik.<ref name="HW">{{Cite web |date=24 July 2022 |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Narvik |access-date=2023-02-03 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-06-20 |title=Nytt kommunevåpen vedtatt |url=https://www.nrk.no/nordland/nytt-kommunevapen-vedtatt-1.14596440 |access-date=2020-02-09 |work=NRK Nordland |language=no}}</ref>

The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 1 June 1951 and they were in use until 1 January 2020 when there was a municipal merger. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Gules]], an anchor [[Or (heraldry)|Or]]"'' ({{langx|no|På rød bunn et opprett gull anker}}). This means the arms have a red [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is an [[anchor]]. The anchor 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 anchor symbolises Narvik's status as an important [[port]] (the largest [[harbour]] in North Norway). The arms were designed by [[Hallvard Trætteberg]].<ref name="HW" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Narvik, Nordland (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-18-05.html |access-date=2023-02-03 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1951-06-01 |title=Forskrift om godkjennelse av byvåpen, Narvik kommune, Nordland |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1951-06-01-1 |access-date=2023-02-03 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref>

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Narvik komm 2020.svg|Current arms since 2020
Narvik komm.svg|Arms (1951-2019)
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===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[Narvik (town)|town of Narvik]]) is named after the old ''Narvik'' farm ({{langx|non|Knarravík}} or {{lang|non|Njarðarvík}}) since the town was built there. The two possible Old Norse roots have differing meanings. If it comes from {{lang|non|Knarravík}}, then the meaning of the first element is the [[genitive]] plural form of {{wikt-lang|non|knǫrr}} or [[knarr]] which means "merchant ship". The other option is that the name is derived from {{lang|non|Njarðarvík}}. In that case, the first element comes from the old pagan god name {{lang|non|[[Njǫrðr]]}}. Both options share the same last element, {{wikt-lang|non|vík}}, which means "[[inlet]]". Historically, the name was spelled ''Narduigh'' or ''Narvigen''.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |author-link=Oluf Rygh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K21BAAAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Nordlands amt |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |year=1905 |edition=16 |location=Kristiania, Norge |pages=285 |language=no |access-date=2015-10-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506085138/https://books.google.com/books?id=K21BAAAAIAAJ |archive-date=2016-05-06 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The harbour in the [[Narvik (town)|town of Narvik]] was once called ''Victoriahavn'' after [[Queen Victoria]] of the United Kingdom, however Sweden's [[Victoria of Baden|Crown Princess Victoria]] was also honoured.<ref name="visit">{{Cite web |title=Key facts about Narvik |url=http://www.visitnorway.com/en/Articles/Norway/North/Narvik/Key-facts-on-Narvik/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080920075547/http://www.visitnorway.com/en/Articles/Norway/North/Narvik/Key-facts-on-Narvik/ |archive-date=20 September 2008 |access-date=24 November 2008 |publisher=VisitNorway.com}}</ref>