Eiteråga

Eiteråga^[2] is a village in Rana Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located in the Dunderland Valley, along the Ranelva river about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) east of the village of Storforsheia and about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south of the village of Dunderland. The European route E6 highway passes through the village. The Stjernen Art and Silver Gallery is a local shop that produces pieces of jewelry from silver and precious stones.

Eiteråga
Village
View of one of the farms
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Coordinates: 66.3968°N 14.6678°E / 66.3968; 14.6678
Country	Norway
Region	Northern Norway
County	Nordland
District	Helgeland
Municipality	Rana Municipality
Elevation [1]	94 m (308 ft)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	8630 Storforshei

The primary industry for Eiteråga is mainly farming. The area was cleared for farming in 1723. Originally, the village was composed of two farms. Since 1749 the village has been centered on four farms, more or less equal in size. The farms were regulated by the Norwegian state in 1925.

River

There is a small river that passes through the village that is also named Eiteråga. The river name may mean "the cold river" which comes from the Old Norse word: eitr. The name may also be derived from Proto-Germanic aitra-, meaning "something welling forwards". The river has its source in between the mountains Bomfjellet and Ørtfjellet.^[3][4]

Media gallery

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  Eiteråa flowing down from the mountain
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  Eiteråa passing beneath a bridge at E6
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  Eiteråa passing beneath a bridge at E6
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  The outlet of Eiteråa into Ranelva
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  Eiterå farm
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  Eiterå farm

References

1. "Eiteråga, Rana (Nordland)". yr.no. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
2. "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
3. Rygh, Oluf (1904). Norske Elvenavne. Kristiania: Etter offentlig Foranstaltning udgivne med tilføiede Forklaringer av K. Rygh. pp. 38–39.
4. Petersson, H. (1956). Namn och Bygd. Tidsskrift for nordisk ortnamnsforskning, Lund. pp. 68–75.

External links

• Stjernen Art and Silver Gallery^{[permanent dead link]}