Namsos 178469 219565866 2008-06-15T21:22:07Z Orcaborealis 389163 /* Coat of arms */ moved image {{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] {{Nord-Trøndelag}} [[Category:Settlements in Nord-Trøndelag]] [[Category:Municipalities of Nord-Trøndelag]] [[Category:Cities in Norway]] [[da:Namsos]] [[de:Namsos]] [[es:Namsos]] [[eo:Namsos]] [[ko:남소스]] [[bpy:নামসোস]] [[it:Namsos]] [[jbo:namsus]] [[nl:Namsos]] [[ja:ナムソス]] [[no:Namsos]] [[nn:Namsos]] [[nds:Kommun Namsos]] [[pl:Namsos]] [[pt:Namsos]] [[sl:Namsos]] [[sv:Namsos kommun]]