Polmak Explained

Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Finnmark#Norway
Pushpin Label:Polmak
Pushpin Label Position:left
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Northern Norway
Subdivision Name2:Troms
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Øst-Finnmark
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Tana Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:9845 Tana
Coordinates:70.0708°N 28.0075°W
Elevation M:19
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

,, or [2] is a village in Tana Municipality in Finnmark county in Norway. The village is located on the south shore of the river Tana, just east of the border with Finland (and the northernmost point of Finland). The village is the site of the Polmak Church.[3]

The village was the administrative centre of the old municipality of Polmak which existed from 1903 until its dissolution in 1964.

Name

The name is a Norwegian version of the Northern Sami form of the name, Buolbmát. The meaning is unknown.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Polmak, Tana (Finnmark). yr.no. 2018-05-12.
  2. Web site: Informasjon om stadnamn. Norgeskart. Kartverket. no. 2024-07-01.
  3. Encyclopedia: Polmak. Svein. Askheim. 2018-05-12. 2015-12-09. Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. Norwegian.