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{{Infobox_Kommune|
name=Namsos|
idnumber=1703|
county=Nord-Trøndelag|
landscape=Namdalen|
capital=Namsos|
governor=Morten Stene ([[Arbeiderpartiet|AP]])|
governor_as_of=2007|
arearank=141|
area=775|
arealand=751|
areapercent=0.24|
population_as_of=2004|
populationrank=88|
population=12,426|
populationpercent=0.27|
populationdensity=17|
populationincrease=0.7|
language=[[Norwegian language|Neutral]]|
lat_deg=64| lat_min=29| lat_sec=38| lon_deg=11| lon_min=30| lon_sec=42|
utm_zone=32V| utm_northing=7154464 |utm_easting=0620658| geo_cat=adm2nd|
coatofarms=Namsos_komm.png|
map=[[Image:Namsos kart.png]] |
munwebpage=www.namsos.kommune.no|
}}
{{Audio|Namsos.ogg|'''Namsos'''}} is a [[municipalities of Norway|municipality]] and town in the [[counties of Norway|county]] of [[Nord-Trøndelag]], [[Norway]].
The town of Namsos was separated from [[Overhalla]] as a municipality of its own in 1855. The municipalities of [[Klinga]], [[Otterøy]] and [[Vemundvik]] were merged with Namsos January 1, 1964.
== Geography ==
[[Image:Namsos from Klompen.jpg|thumb|left|200px|View of downtown Namsos from ''Klompen'' viewpoint.]]
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. The average temperature in January is –2.4°C, in July 13.3°C; the mean annual temperature is 5°C and annual precipitation is 1340 mm ([http://met.no/observasjoner/nord-trondelag/normaler_for_kommune_1703.html?kommuner met.no]).
The location by the river, and the large forests nearby made the town ideal for [[sawmill]]s. There were eleven mills in their heyday, but only one remains, Moelven Van Severen.
The town has a swimming pool called Oasen (Oasis) built inside a mountain – one of the first, but far from the only, such construction in Norway.
==Name==
The town is named after the river [[Namsen]]; the last element, ''os'', meaning 'mouth of a river'.
==Coat of arms==
The coat of arms is from 1961. It shows the head of an [[moose|elk]] (moose).
[[Image:Namsos waterfront.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Part of the waterfront in Namsos, April 2006.]]
== History ==
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]], from an unknown cause. The third time was during [[World War II]] when the town was bombed by German airplanes on [[April 20]]th [[1940]] to mark [[Hitler]]'s birthday (see also: [[Namsos Campaign]]).
==External links==
*[http://www.avinor.no/Norsk/Lufthavner/Namsos_lufthavn/ Avinor: Picture showing Namsos Airport and Namsos]
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