| Træna | |
| Former Name: | Trænen herred |
| Idnumber: | 1835 |
| County: | Nordland |
| District: | Helgeland |
| Capital: | Husøya |
| Established: | 1 Jan 1872 |
| Preceded: | Lurøy Municipality |
| Demonym: | Trænværing |
| Language: | Bokmål |
| Coatofarms: | Træna komm.svg |
| Webpage: | www.trana.kommune.no |
| Mayor: | Trond Vegard Sletten |
| Mayor Party: | Ap |
| Mayor As Of: | 2023 |
| Area Rank: | 352 |
| Area Total Km2: | 16.53 |
| Area Land Km2: | 16.49 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.05 |
| Area Water Percent: | 0.3 |
| Population As Of: | 2023 |
| Population Rank: | 353 |
| Population Total: | 444 |
| Population Density Km2: | 26.9 |
| Population Increase: | -12.3 |
| Coordinates: | 66.5075°N 12.0308°W |
| Utm Zone: | 33W |
| Utm Northing: | 7379622 |
| Utm Easting: | 0367966 |
| Geo Cat: | adm2nd |
Træna is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the island/village of Husøya. Other population centres include Selvær and Sanna.
Fishing is the economic mainstay of Træna. Connections to mainland Norway are by means of boat and ferry. Routes are provided to Sandnessjøen, Nesna, and Stokkvågen. Each year Træna plays hosts a music festival called Traena Music Festival. 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.
The 16.5km2 municipality is the 352nd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Træna is the 353rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of only 444. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 12.3% over the previous 10-year period.[1] [2]
As of October 2020, there are two regular boat departures per day; authorities have suggested having only one regular departure per day.[3]
The municipality of Træna was established on 1 January 1872 when it was separated from Lurøy Municipality. Initially, Træna had 289 residents. The municipal borders have not changed since that time.[4]
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the Træna island group (Norse, Old: Þriðna). The meaning of the name is uncertain, but it may be derived from the word which means "three", probably referring to the three peaks on the island.[5] Historically, the name of the municiaplity was spelled Trænen. On 6 January 1908, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Træna.[6]
The coat of arms was granted on 24 July 1987. The official blazon is "Gules, three fish-hooks Or two over one" (Norwegian: I rødt tre gull angler, 2-1). This means the arms have a red field (background) and the charge is three fishhooks made of bone from the Stone Age. The fishhooks have a tincture of argent which means they are commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. These hooks symbolize the importance of fishing in the municipality. They are based on the historic bone hooks found in the local cave Kirkhelleren on the island of Sanna. They are canting arms because there are three hooks and the name Træna originates from a word meaning number "three". The arms were designed by Jarle E. Henriksen.[7] [8] [9]
The Church of Norway has one parish (Norwegian: sokn) within the municipality of Træna. It is part of the Nord-Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland.
| Træna | Træna Church | Husøya | 1773 |
| Fiskernes Chapel | Selvær | 1887 |
The municipality consists of 477 islands off the coast of Norway.[10] Four of the islands are populated: Husøya, Selvær, Sanna, and Sandøy. The islands lie along the Trænfjorden to the southeast and the Norwegian Sea to the west. Træna Lighthouse is located in the southern part of the municipality.
All municipalities in Norway are 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.[11] The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Helgeland District Court and the Hålogaland Court of Appeal.
The municipal council (Norwegian: Kommunestyre) of Træna is made up of 11 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party.
The mayors (Norwegian: ordfører) of Træna (incomplete list):[12]
Following are the farms in the Træna municipality, as they are listed in O. Rygh's series Norske_Gaardnavne ("Norwegian farm names"), the Nordland volume of which was published in 1905.Here is the digital version of that volume:<Norske_gaardnavne_bd_Nordlands>
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.
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.
Coordinates are approximate.
Following are the farms in the Vefsn municipality, as they are listed in O. Rygh's series Norske_Gaardnavne ("Norwegian farm names"), the Nordland volume of which was published in 1905.Here is the digital version of that volume:<Norske_gaardnavne_bd_Nordlands>
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 the 1920 census records mapped above may not match O. Rygh.
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 | |
| Husøen | 1 | |
| Ærøen | 2 | |
| Hikelen | 3 | |
| Sande | 4 | |
| Sandøen | 5 | |
| Rødskjærholmen | 6 | |
| Dørvær | 7 | |
| Selvær | 8 |