Polmak

Village
View of the village church
View of the village church
Map
Polmak is located in Finnmark
Polmak
Polmak
Polmak is located in Norway
Polmak
Polmak
Coordinates: 70°04′15″N 28°00′27″E / 70.0708°N 28.0075°E / 70.0708; 28.0075
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyTroms
DistrictØst-Finnmark
MunicipalityTana Municipality
Elevation19 m (62 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
9845 Tana

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]

The village was the administrative centre of the old municipality of Polmak which existed from 1903 until its dissolution in 1964.

Name

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The name is a Norwegian version of the Northern Sami form of the name, Buolbmát. The meaning is unknown.

References

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  1. ^ "Polmak, Tana (Finnmark)". yr.no. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  2. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
  3. ^ Askheim, Svein, ed. (2015-12-09). "Polmak". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
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