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(Redirected from Buolbmát) This article is about the village in Tana, Norway. For the former municipality in Finnmark, Norway, see Polmak Municipality. Village in Northern Norway, Norway
Village
View of the village churchView of the village church
Polmak is located in FinnmarkPolmakPolmakShow map of FinnmarkPolmak is located in NorwayPolmakPolmakShow map of Norway
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 Code9845 Tana

Polmak (Norwegian), Buolbmát (Northern Sami), or Pulmanki (Kven) 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.

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

Name

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

References

  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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