Eiteråga Explained

Official Name:Eiteråga
Other Name:Eiterå
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Nordland#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Nordland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Northern Norway
Subdivision Name2:Nordland
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Helgeland
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Rana
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:8630 Storforshei
Coordinates:66.3968°N 14.6678°W
Elevation M:94
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Eiteråga or Eiterå is a village in the Dunderland Valley in the municipality of Rana in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located along the Ranelva river about east of the village of Storforshei and about south of the village of Dunderland. The European route E6 highway passes through the village. Stjernen Art and Silver Gallery is a local shop that produces pieces of jewelry from silver and precious stones.

The primary industry for Eiteråga is mainly farming. The Eiterå area was cleared for farming in 1723. Originally, the village was composed of two farms. Since 1749 the village has been centered on four farms, more or less equal in size. The farms were regulated by the Norwegian state in 1925.

River

There is a small river that passes through the village that is also named Eiteråga. The river name may mean "the cold river" which comes from the Old Norse word: . The name may also be derived from Proto-Germanic, meaning "something welling forwards". The river has its source in between the mountains Bomfjellet and Ørtfjellet.[2] [3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eiteråga, Rana (Nordland). yr.no. 2019-02-09.
  2. Book: Rygh, Oluf. Oluf Rygh

    . Oluf Rygh. Norske Elvenavne. Etter offentlig Foranstaltning udgivne med tilføiede Forklaringer av K. Rygh. Kristiania. 1904. 38–39.

  3. Book: Petersson, H.. Namn och Bygd. Tidsskrift for nordisk ortnamnsforskning, Lund. 1956. 68–75.