Polmak (Norwegian), Buolbmát (Northern Sami), or Pulmanki (Kven)[2] 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.[3]
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Village | |
 View of the village church | |
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  Polmak  Polmak | |
| 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
editThe 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.
- ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
- ^ Askheim, Svein, ed. (2015-12-09). "Polmak". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
External links
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Finnmark travel guide from Wikivoyage- Weather information for Polmak (in Norwegian)
