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Hemnes 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 Korgen. Other villages include Bjerka, Bleikvasslia, Finneidfjord, Hemnesberget, and Sund.

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View from Korgfjellet mountain in Hemnes (about 400 m amsl) towards Vefsn

The municipality sits south of the Ranfjorden and stretches south and east toward the border with Sweden. The Nordland Line and European route E6 cross Hemnes on their way to the town of Mo i Rana about Template:Convert to the northeast. The E6 highway enters Hemnes from the west through the Korgfjell Tunnel from Vefsn Municipality.

The Template:Convert municipality is the 49th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Hemnes is the 194th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 4,485. The municipality's population density is Template:Convert and its population has decreased by 1.5% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb pop">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="ssb area">Template:Cite web</ref>

General information

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This municipality was established in 1839 when the large Rana Municipality was divided into Sør-Rana Municipality and Nord-Rana Municipality, shortly after the Formannskapsdistrikt law went into effect. Soon after, in 1844, Sør-Rana Municipality was renamed Hemnes Municipality.<ref name="Dag" />

On 1 July 1918, the southern district of Hemnes Municipality (population: 1,369) was separated to become the new Korgen Municipality. This left Hemnes Municipality with 3,567 residents. A few months later on 1 January 1919, the eastern area of Bardal (population: 4) was transferred to the neighboring Nesna Municipality. Then on 1 July 1929, Hemnes was divided into three smaller municipalities: Sør-Rana Municipality, Elsfjord Municipality, and Hemnes Municipality. After this division, Hemnes Municipality only consisted of the large village of Hemnesberget and the area immediately around it (population: 1,077).<ref name="Dag" />

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, Hemnes Municipality (population: 1,352) was merged with Korgen Municipality (population: 3,033), the extreme northern part of Hattfjelldal Municipality (population: 168), and the southern part of Sør-Rana Municipality (population: 934) to form a new, larger Hemnes Municipality.<ref name="Dag">Template:Cite web</ref>

Name

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The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Hemnes farm (Template:Langx, now called Hemnesberget) since the first Hemnes Church was built there. The first element is Template:Wikt-lang which means "home" (here in the sense of being "closest to home"). The last element is Template:Wikt-lang which means "headland", referring to the peninsula on which the farm is located.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Coat of arms

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The coat of arms was granted on 4 April 1986. The official blazon is "Azure, boat clamps Or" (Template:Langx). This means the arms have a blue field (background) and the charge is a boat clamp. The clamp 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 blue color in the field symbolizes the importance of the ocean. The clamp was chosen because shipbuilding has long been a tradition in the municipality. To symbolize shipbuilding, it was decided to use the clamp which is used to keep the wooden flanks of the ships together. The arms were designed by Anne Lofthus Valla.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Churches

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The Church of Norway has three parishes (Template:Lang) within Hemnes Municipality. It is part of the Indre Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland.

Churches in Hemnes
Parish (Template:Lang) Church name Location of the church Year built
Bleikvassli Bleikvassli Church Bleikvasslia 1955
Hemnes Hemnes Church Hemnesberget 1872
Korgen Korgen Church Korgen 1863

History

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Memorial for Yugoslav partisans taken as POWs.

Second World War

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As part of their drive on Northern Norway, a detachment of three hundred German soldiers landed at Hemnes from the captured Norwegian coastal steamer SS Nordnorge on 10 May 1940 and captured the municipality from a platoon of British soldiers from No. 1 Independent Company, despite a spirited defence in the streets of Hemnesberget. A Royal Navy task force consisting of the anti-aircraft cruiser Calcutta and destroyer Zulu sank the former Norwegian steamer and shelled the German forces in the town, but were unable to dislodge the German landing force.

A Norwegian Army detachment attempted a counterattack against the German's positions, but was driven back. The town was again bombarded on 12 May by a passing Royal Navy force without significant effect, leaving Hemnes in German control for the rest of the war.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Economy

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In 2023, a window manufacturing company, Natre Vinduer, announced that after 99 years operating in Hemnesberget, it was closing its factory and relocating it to Gjøvik. This would transfer about 100 employees out of the municipality to the new factory.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Government

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Hemnes 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.<ref name="ks">Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref> The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Helgeland District Court and the Hålogaland Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

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The municipal council (Template:Lang) of Hemnes is made up of 23 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party. Template:Div col Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Div col end

Mayors

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The mayor (Template:Langx) of Hemnes 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 (incomplete list):<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Template:Div col

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Okstindan range with Oksskolten, 1916 m, the highest mountain in North Norway.

Geography

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The lake Røsvatnet (Template:Langx) is a lake and reservoir lying partially in the southern part of Hemnes. It has been the site of human occupation since the Stone Age. Its area of Template:Convert makes it the second largest lake in Norway by surface area. Other lakes include Bleikvatnet, Grasvatnet, Stormålvatnet, and Stormyrbassenget.

The Okstindan mountain range is located in Hemnes, including the highest point in the municipality: the Template:Convert tall Oksskolten.<ref name="elev" /> The large Okstindbreen glacier sits atop the mountain range.

Farms of Hemnes

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Maps

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Each map has a maximum number of listings it can display, so the map has been divided into parts consistent with the enumeration districts (Template:Langx) in the 1920 census. This map will include one farm name per farm number; other farm names or subdivision numbers may exist. Template:Div col Template:OSM Location map

Template:OSM Location map Template:Div col end Note that tellingskrets 2, Brennberget - Straumgrenda, and 3, Utskarpen, are now in Rana municipality.
Tellingskrets 5, Elsfjorden; 6, Drevvatne skolekreds and 7, Luktvatne, are now in Vefsn Municipality.

Names and numbers

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The farms in Hemnes Municipality as they are listed in O. Rygh's series Norske_Gaardnavne (Template:Lit), the Nordland volume of which was published in 1905.

See also: Digital version of Norske Gaardnavne - Nordland Template:In lang

The farm numbers are used in some census records, and numbers that are near each other indicate that those farms are geographically proximate. Handwritten Norwegian sources, particularly those prior to 1800, may use variants on these names. For recorded variants before 1723, see the digital version of O. Rygh.

Note that this list of farms does not adhere to the modern boundaries of Hemnes, but instead reflects the boundaries as O. Rygh knew them. Refer to their location on the map to determine which municipality they belong in now.

Farm names were often used as part of Norwegian names, in addition to the person's given name and patronymic or inherited surname. Some families retained the farm name, or toponymic, as a surname when they emigrated, so in those cases tracing a surname may tell you specifically where in Norway the family was from. This tradition began to change in the mid to late 19th century, and inherited surnames were codified into law in 1923.

If you can't find an entry when you are searching for a word that starts with AE, Ae, O, A or Aa, it may have been transcribed from one of those letters not used in English. Try looking for it under the Norwegian letter; Æ, Ø, and Å appear at the end of the Norwegian alphabet

Farm Name Farm Number
Sandnes indre 1
Sandviken 1, 5
Osmo 2
Hestnesosen 3
Hestneset 4
Berntviken 4, 2
Brennesvik 5
Stomviken 5, 2
Blaabærviken 5, 3
Mastervik 6
Leirvik 7
Brattaamoen 7, 3
Vedaaen 8
Næverli 9
Høineset 10
Varpen 10, 2
Espervik 11
Fuglstrand 12
Skravlaa 13
Elsfjorden 14
Flotmoen 15
Svartkjønli 16
Vesterbækmo 17
Dyrhaug 18
Lillejorden 18, 3
Drevasbotnet 19
Bjørnstadmoen 19, 2
Leirfaldmoen 19, 4
Drevatnet 20
Sagbakken 20, 6
Rørenget 20, 7
Granneset 20, 9
Luktvasli, 1 21
Luktvasli, 2 22
Luktvasli, 3 23
Rundsvold 24
Skogsmo 25
Hjartli 26
Langmoen 26, 3
Luktvashoved 27
Bjerknes 28
Kjerringhalsen 29
Svartvatnet 30
Luktvatnet lille 31
Luktvasmo 32
Elsfjordosen 33
Tronmoen 34
Nymoen 34, 2
Forsmoen 35
Stormoen 36
Sagmoen 36, 2
Storvoldmoen 36, 4
Kobhaugen 37
Bakken 37, 2
Elsfjordstranden 38
Seljeli 39
Myrvik 40
Myrbækmoen 40, 2
Furuhatten 41
Mula 42
Vægthaugkraaen 43
Øninglien 44
Maalvatnet, 1 45
Maalvatnet, 2 46
Bjurbækdalen 47
Forsbakken 48
Bjerkadalen 49
Stien 49, 1
Bjerkadalen 50
Bjerka store 51
Breiviken 52
Langklevenget 52, 3
Finneid 53
Katstranden 54
Urland 55
Urlandaaen 56
Holmen 57
Svalingen 58
Inderviken 58, 4
Sæteren 59
Grønvikmoen 60
Grindviken 60, 2
Grønvik 61
Oterbranden 62
Lakshusneset 62, 3
Sund 63
Gløsen 63, 1
Staulen 63, 2
Sjøgaarden 63, 4
Sjøbakken 63, 6
Ekren 63, 8
Moan 63, 9
Ekreneset 63, 10
Præstenget 64
Hundnesdalen 64, 2
Hemnes 65
Gjeitvik 66
Høineset 66, 2
Buvik 67
Dilkestad, 1 68
Purkneset 68, 1
Aaenget 68, 2
Aspbakken 68, 5
Purkneshaugen 68, 6
Dilkestad, 2 69
Dalosen 70
Sletten 70, 3
Brubakken 70, 7
Ravnseng 70, 9
Faldhaala 70, 10
Steinhaugen 71
Utskarpen 72
Storholmen 73
Gjesbakken 74
Rørlien 75
Fuglmyrhaug 76
Storstranden 77
Landenget 77, 5
Bratland 78
Lilleberget 78, 4
Aaneset 78, 5
Kvitneset 79
Brennberget øvre 80
Brennberget nedre 81
Høikleppen 82
Brennbergfjeld 83
Brennberget indre 84
Laukhellen 84, 4
Seljehammeren 85
Strømsnes 86
Tybækken 87
Utland 88
Strømbotn 89
Medstrøm 90
Tverbæklien 91
Strømfors 92
Strømdalen 93
Nordenglien 94
Jamtjorden 95
Bjerklien 96
Strømbugten 97
Strømmen 98
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Røssagauren 100
Røssaaen 101
Mellingsjorden 102
Traangmoen 102, 3
Solhaug 104
Engesmoen 104, 2
Samuelmoen 105
Valaamoen 106
Seljebakneset 106, 4
Korgen 107
Vildmoen 108
Bjurselvmoen 109
Kjukkelmoen 110
Tømmermoen 111
Fagervoldli 112
Langmoen 113
Groftremmen 114
Flatmoen 114, 2
Forsmoen 115
Bygdaasen 116
Svartvasmoen 117
Kongsdalen 118
Bleikvasforsen 119
Oksfjeldelven 120
Lenningsvik 121
Rapliaasen 122
Smalsundmoen 123
Bleikvaslien 124
Krokselvmoen 125
Stabbforsen 126
Brygfjelddalen 127
Ytterlien 128
Jordaabakken 128, 2
Brygfjeld lille 129
Bollermoen 130
Aaenget 131
Holmsletten 132
Brygfjeld store 133
Skresletten 134
Tveraaen 135
Fjelddal 136
Trætbakken 137
Finbakken 138
Skjeftmoen 139
Leirskaret 140
Meland 141
Leiren øvre 142
Leiren ytre 143
Jerpbakken 144
Olderneset 145
Troneset 146
Leiren nedre 147
Valla 148
Svebakken 148, 5
Libakken 148, 7
Bjerka lille 149

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Notable people

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Laila Stien,2007

References

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