Polmak
{{about|the village in Tana, Norway|the former municipality in Finnmark, Norway|Polmak Municipality}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = {{native name list|tag1=no|name1=Polmak|tag2=se|name2=Buolbmát|tag3=fkv|name3=Pulmanki}}
|other_name =
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|settlement_type = Village
|image_skyline = Polmak kirke.JPG
|image_caption = View of the village church
|image_map = {{Infobox mapframe|zoom=11|marker=village}}
|pushpin_map = Finnmark#Norway
|pushpin_label = Polmak
|pushpin_label_position = left
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = Norway
|subdivision_type1 = Region
|subdivision_name1 = Northern Norway
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Troms
|subdivision_type3 = District
|subdivision_name3 = Øst-Finnmark
|subdivision_type4 = Municipality
|subdivision_name4 = Tana Municipality
|timezone1 = CET
|utc_offset1 = +01:00
|timezone1_DST = CEST
|utc_offset1_DST = +02:00
|postal_code_type = Post Code
|postal_code = 9845 Tana
|coordinates = {{coord|70.0708|28.0075|region:NO_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|elevation_m = 19
|elevation_footnotes = {{cite web|title=Polmak, Tana (Finnmark)|url=https://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Finnmark/Tana/Polmak/|publisher=yr.no|accessdate=2018-05-12}}}}
{{native name|no|Polmak}}, {{native name|se|Buolbmát}}, or {{native name|fkv|Pulmanki}}{{cite web|url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/869918|title=Informasjon om stadnamn|website=Norgeskart|publisher=Kartverket|language=no|accessdate=2024-07-01}} is a village in Tana Municipality in Finnmark county in Norway. The village is located on the south bank 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.{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://snl.no/Polmak|title=Polmak|editor-first=Svein|editor-last=Askheim|accessdate=2018-05-12|date=2015-12-09|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|language=Norwegian}}
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
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External links
- {{Wikivoyage-inline|Finnmark}}
- [http://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Finnmark/Tana/Polmak/ Weather information for Polmak] {{in lang|no}}
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