Træna is a
municipality|Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties , and 430 municipalities...
in
Nordlandis a county in Norway, bordering Troms in the north, Nord-Trøndelag in the south, Norrbottens län in Sweden to the east, Västerbottens län to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The county was formerly known as Nordlandene amt. The county administration is in Bodø. The remote Arctic...
county||-|Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties . The counties form the primary first-level subdivisions of Norway and are further divided into 431 municipalities...
,
NorwayNorway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a country in Northern Europe occupying the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, as well as Jan Mayen and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard under the Spitsbergen Treaty...
. It is part of the
HelgelandHelgeland is the most southerly district in North Norway. Generally speaking, Helgeland refers to the part of Nordland county that is located south of the Arctic circle. The district covers an area of almost 18,000 km², with nearly 79,000 inhabitants...
traditional regionNorway is divided into a number of districts. Many districts have deep historical roots, and only partially coincide with today's administrative units of counties and municipalities. The districts are defined by geographical features, often valleys, mountain ranges, fjords, plains, or coastlines,...
. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of
HusøyHusøy is the name of the following places:*Husøy is an island in Tønsberg municipality.*Husøy is the administrative centre of Træna municipality, Nordland.*Husøy is an island off the coast of Senja.Husøy is the pearl of Senja...
. Træna was separated from the municipality of
LurøyLurøy 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 Lurøy. Lurøy was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838...
in 1872.
The municipality consists of over one thousand small
islandAn island or isle is any piece of land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls are called islets. A key or cay is another name for a small island or islet. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot, .There are two main types of islands:...
s off the coast of Norway. Four of the islands are populated: Husøy, Selvær, Sanna, and Sandøy.
FishingFishing is the activity of catching fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....
is the economic mainstay of Træna.
Træna is a
municipality|Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties , and 430 municipalities...
in
Nordlandis a county in Norway, bordering Troms in the north, Nord-Trøndelag in the south, Norrbottens län in Sweden to the east, Västerbottens län to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The county was formerly known as Nordlandene amt. The county administration is in Bodø. The remote Arctic...
county||-|Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties . The counties form the primary first-level subdivisions of Norway and are further divided into 431 municipalities...
,
NorwayNorway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a country in Northern Europe occupying the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, as well as Jan Mayen and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard under the Spitsbergen Treaty...
. It is part of the
HelgelandHelgeland is the most southerly district in North Norway. Generally speaking, Helgeland refers to the part of Nordland county that is located south of the Arctic circle. The district covers an area of almost 18,000 km², with nearly 79,000 inhabitants...
traditional regionNorway is divided into a number of districts. Many districts have deep historical roots, and only partially coincide with today's administrative units of counties and municipalities. The districts are defined by geographical features, often valleys, mountain ranges, fjords, plains, or coastlines,...
. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of
HusøyHusøy is the name of the following places:*Husøy is an island in Tønsberg municipality.*Husøy is the administrative centre of Træna municipality, Nordland.*Husøy is an island off the coast of Senja.Husøy is the pearl of Senja...
. Træna was separated from the municipality of
LurøyLurøy 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 Lurøy. Lurøy was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838...
in 1872.
The municipality consists of over one thousand small
islandAn island or isle is any piece of land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls are called islets. A key or cay is another name for a small island or islet. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot, .There are two main types of islands:...
s off the coast of Norway. Four of the islands are populated: Husøy, Selvær, Sanna, and Sandøy.
FishingFishing is the activity of catching fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....
is the economic mainstay of Træna. Connections to mainland Norway are by means of boat and
ferryA ferry is a form of transportation, usually a boat, but sometimes a ship, used to carry primarily passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo as well, across a body of water. Most ferries operate on regular, frequent, return services...
. Routes are provided to
SandnessjøenSandnessjøen is the centre of the municipality of Alstahaug in the county of Nordland, Norway, with a population of 5,716. It was made a township in 1999....
,
NesnaNesna 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 Nesna....
and
StokkvågenStokkvågen is a port in Lurøy with ferries to Onøy, Lovund, Sleneset and Træna....
.
The islands of Træna have been the site of a number of archeological discoveries, indicating that the island has been populated since the stone age.
Name
The municipality is named after the island of Træna (
Old NorseOld Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
:
Þriðna). The name is probably derived from the number
þrír which means "three" and then referring to three peaks on the island.
Coat-of-arms
The
coat-of-armsA coat of arms, more properly called an armorial achievement, armorial bearings or often just arms for short, in European tradition, is a design belonging to a particular person and used by them in a wide variety of ways. Historically, they were used by knights to identify them apart from enemy...
is from modern times. They were granted in 1987. The arms show three
fishhookA fish hook is a device for catching fish either by impaling them in the mouth or, more rarely, by snagging the body of the fish. Fish hooks have been employed for centuries by fisherman to catch fresh and saltwater fish. In 2005, the fish hook was chosen by Forbes as one of the top twenty tools...
s made of
boneBones are rigid organs that form part of the endoskeleton of vertebrates. They function to move, support, and protect the various organs of the body, produce red and white blood cells and store minerals. Bone tissue is a type of dense connective tissue...
from the
Stone AgeThe Stone Age is a broad prehistoric time period during which humans widely used stone for toolmaking.Stone tools were made from a variety of different sorts of stone. For example, flint and chert were shaped for use as cutting tools and weapons, while basalt and sandstone were used for ground...
. These hooks symbolize the importance of fishing in the municipality.