Mæla
Sjonbotn is a village in Rana Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located along Norwegian County Road 17 at the eastern end of the Sjona fjord, about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of the villages of Utskarpen and Myklebustad.
The small, rural village area sits at the end of the fjord. There is a large marshy river delta at the shoreline that is known as Mæla, a name that is also used for the village area as well.
The district surrounding the inner part of the Sjona fjord originally belonged to Nesna Municipality. On 1 January 1964, this district (population: 543) was merged with the town of Mo i Rana, Nord-Rana Municipality, and the northern part of Sør-Rana Municipality to create the new Rana Municipality.
References
- ^ "Mæla, Rana (Nordland)". yr.no. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
- ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn Sjonbotn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
- ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn Mæla". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
- ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. ISBN 9788253746845.
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