Editing Lebesby Municipality (section)

==History==
The [[prestegjeld|parish]] of Lebesby was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law). In 1864, the eastern part of Lebesby that surrounds the [[Tanafjorden]] (population: 1,388) was separated to become the new [[Tana Municipality]]. Tana was later separated into three: Tana Municipality, [[Gamvik Municipality]], and [[Berlevåg Municipality]]. The borders of Lebesby 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="snl5">{{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===
The origins of the municipal name are uncertain. There are two main possibilities. ''Lebesby'' may be a Norwegianized form of a [[Northern Sami language|Northern Sami]] name {{lang|se|Leaibbessiida}}. The first element is the [[genitive form]] of the word {{wikt-lang|se|leaibi}} which means "[[grey alder]]". The last element is {{wikt-lang|se|siida}} which means "reindeer camp" or "dwelling place". A second option for the origin of the name is that ''Lebesby'' is a [[linguistic corruption|corruption]] of the [[Old Norse]] word {{lang|non|Liðvarðsbýr}}. The first element is {{lang|non|Liðvarð}} which is a male name from long ago. The last element is {{wikt-lang|non|býr}} which means "dwelling place" or "farmstead".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qolBAAAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Finmarkens amt |date=1924|publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=18 |location=Kristiania, Norge |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh |page=214 }}</ref><ref name="snl">{{Cite web |last=Store norske leksikon |author-link=Store norske leksikon |title=Lebesby |url=http://snl.no/Lebesby |access-date=2013-02-22 |language=no}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 22 July 1988. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Per fess]] [[Line (heraldry)|embattled grady]] with three steps and two peaks [[Or (heraldry)|Or]] and [[Sable (heraldry)|Sable]]"'' ({{langx|no|Delt av gult og svart ved tredobbelt tindesnitt med to tinder}}). This means the arms have a [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) that is divided by a line that is "embattled grady". A line embattled grady consists of series of two or three steps, as if each [[merlon]] has a smaller merlon atop it. The field below the line has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[sable (heraldry)|sable]] and the field above the line has a 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 idea is that the arms represent the ''Finnkirka'' ("the Finn Church"), a [[cliff]] by the sea in the municipality. This cliff formation has the appearance of a church, and in former times was used by [[Sami people]] as a place of sacrifice. 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=Lebesby |access-date=2023-01-22 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Lebesby, Finmark |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-20-22.html |access-date=2023-01-22 |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/1988-07-22-597?q=flagg |access-date=2023-01-22 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref>