Høylandet
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| Høylandet kommune | |||
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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Nord-Trøndelag | ||
| District | Namdalen | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-1743 | ||
| Administrative centre | Høylandet | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor (2003) | Lars Otto Okstad (Sp) | ||
| Area (Nr. 144 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 755 km² (291.5 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 703 km² (271.4 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| - Total | 1,258 | ||
| - Density | 2/km² (5.2/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | -9.7 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 389 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Neutral | ||
| Demonym | Hålling[1] | ||
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| Website: www.hoylandet.kommune.no | |||
Høylandet is a municipality in the county of Nord-Trøndelag, Norway.
Høylandet was separated from Grong January 1, 1901.
[edit] Name
The Old Norse form of the name was Høylandir. The first element is høy n 'hay', the last element is the plural form of land n 'land, region'. Also see the names of Høland and Hølonda.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from 1990. It shows a swan (Cygnus cygnus). Also see the coat-of-arms of Gjøvik and Eide.
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