Eiteråga

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

Eiteråga
Eiterå
Village
View of one of the farms
View of one of the farms
Eiteråga is located in Nordland
Eiteråga
Eiteråga
Location in Nordland
Eiteråga is located in Norway
Eiteråga
Eiteråga
Eiteråga (Norway)
Coordinates: 66.3968°N 14.6678°E / 66.3968; 14.6678
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyNordland
DistrictHelgeland
MunicipalityRana
Elevation
[1]
94 m (308 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
8630 Storforshei

The primary industry for Eiteråga is mainly farming. The Eiterå 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.[2][3]

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

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