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1703
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Nord-Trøndelag
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Namdalen
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Namsos
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Kåre Aalberg ( SV )
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2004
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141
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775
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751
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024
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2004
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88
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12,426
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027
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17
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07
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Neutral
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64 lat_min=29 lat_sec=38 lon_deg=11 lon_min=30 lon_sec=42
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32V utm_northing=7154464 utm_easting=0620658 geo_cat=adm2nd
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wwwnamsoskommuneno
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is a
Municipality and city in the
County of
Nord-Trøndelag ,
Norway .
The city is on a small bay, about 15 miles from the sea, near the head of Namsenfjord and at the mouth of the river
Namsen , one of the richest
Salmon rivers in
Europe .
The main part of the town is built on a small low lying promontory which extends into the bay. To the north, low forested hills rise fairly steeply to over 600 ft. To the east extends the wide
Namdalen valley. The climate is generally maritime; average in January is -2.4°C, in July 13.3°C, mean annual temperature is 5°C and precip/year is 1340 mm (
met.no ).
The location by the river, and the large forests in made the town ideal for
Sawmill s. There were eleven mills in the haydays, but only one remains, Moelven Van Severen.
The town has a swimming pool located underground - one of the first, but far from the only, such construction in Norway.
The town was founded in
1845 .
Consisting mostly of wooden houses, it has been burned down to the ground on three occasions during its relatively short history. The first fire was in
1872 , caused by two boys playing with matches. The second fire was in
1897 , with an unknown cause. The third time was during
World War II when the town was bombed by German airplanes on
April 20 th
1940 .
See also:
Namsos In April 1940
