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Polmak
Polmak (Northern Sami: Buolbmát and Finnish: Pulmanki) 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.[2]
Polmak Buolbmát | |
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Village | |
View of the village church | |
Polmak Location of the village Polmak Polmak (Norway) | |
| Coordinates: 70°04′15″N 28°00′27″E / 70.0708°N 28.0075°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Northern Norway |
| County | Troms |
| District | Øst-Finnmark |
| Municipality | Tana Municipality |
| Elevation | 19 m (62 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 9845 Tana |
The village was the administrative centre of the old municipality of Polmak which existed from 1903 until its dissolution in 1964.
Name edit
The name is a Norwegian version of the Northern Sami form of the name, Buolbmát. The meaning is unknown.
References edit
- ^ "Polmak, Tana (Finnmark)". yr.no. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
- ^ Askheim, Svein, ed. (2015-12-09). "Polmak". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
External links edit
- Finnmark travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Weather information for Polmak (in Norwegian)