Gubbeltåga

Gubbeltåga (Norwegian)[1] or Gubbeltædno (Lule Sami)[1] is a river in the municipality of Rana in Nordland county, Norway, which flows in a southern and southwestern direction. The 15-kilometre (9.3 mi) long river begins at the drainage divide on the Saltfjellet plateau in the north. On its direction mainly southwards, it meets and becomes a part of Randalselva, which has its beginning in the Norwegian-Swedish border regions. At Elvmøthei in the Dunderland Valley, Randalselva then meets Virvasselva and thus forms the beginning of Ranelva.

Gubbeltåga  (Norwegian)
View of the river in 2012
Location of the river
Gubbeltåga (Norway)
Native nameGubbeltædno  (Lule Sami)
Location
CountryNorway
CountyNordland
MunicipalitiesRana Municipality
Physical characteristics
SourceSaltfjellet
  locationRana, Norway
  coordinates66.56506°N 15.32777°E / 66.56506; 15.32777
  elevation674 metres (2,211 ft)
MouthRandalselva river
  location
Rana, Norway
  coordinates
66.46525°N 15.23079°E / 66.46525; 15.23079
  elevation
446 metres (1,463 ft)
Length15 km (9.3 mi)
Basin size132.82 km2 (51.28 sq mi)
Basin features
River systemRanavassdraghet

Name

The name is of Sami origin. Gubbelt means "valley in the mountain", and ædno means "large river".[2] Gubbeltåga is first mentioned in written records in 1742, during legal depositions in Selfors and in Gildeskål. These were connected to the drawing of the borders between Norway and Sweden after the Great Northern War, a process leading to two different laws of the border in 1752.

See also

References

  1. Statens kartverk: Fakta om stedsnavn: Gubbeltåga, Stedsobjekt-id: 2274931, Navneenhets-id: 712261 og 712262
  2. Sandnes, Jørn; Stemshaug, Ola (1976). Norsk stadnamnleksikon. Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo. ISBN 82-521-0544-0, page 135


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