Tromsø

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Tromsø (Northren Sami: Romsa;[1] Kven: Tromssa) is a ceety an municipality in Troms county, Norawa. The admeenistrative centre o the municipality is the ceety o Tromsø.

Tromsø ceety is the nint lairgest urban aurie in Norawa bi population,[2] an the seivent lairgest ceety in Norawa bi population.[3] It is the lairgest ceety an the lairgest urban aurie in Northren Norawa, an the seicont lairgest ceety an urban aurie in Sápmi (follaein Murmansk).

Internaitional relations [edit]

Twin touns — Sister ceeties [edit]

Tromsø haes eleiven twin touns an sister ceeties:[4]

Sister ceety Syne Kintra
Kemi 1940 Banner o Finland
Luleå 1950 Banner o Swaden
Ringkøbing 1950 Banner o Denmark
Grimsby 1961 Banner o Unitit Kinrick
Pune 1966 Banner o Indie
Anchorage 1969 Banner o Unitit States
Zagreb 1971 Banner o Croatia
Murmansk 1972 Banner o Russia
Quetzaltenango 1999 Banner o Guatemala
Gaza 2001 Banner o Palestine
Nadym 2008 Banner o Russia

References [edit]

  1. Erroneously, the Sámi name is aften believed tae be "Romssa". This is acause "Tromsø Municipality" is "Romssa Suohkan". Romssa, housomeivver is the genitive case, so that "Romssa Suohkan" translates tae "the Municipality of Romsa".
  2. Norse Wikipedia, (Norse)
  3. Norwegian Wikipedia, (Norse)
  4. List of twin towns from Tromsø municipality (Norwegian)