Alta topic
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- Alta, Norway
Alta (help·info) (Áltá or formerly Álaheadju in Northern Sami, Alattio or Alta in Finnish/Kven) is a municipality and town in the county of Finnmark, Norway.
Alta was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). Talvik was separated from Alta January 1, 1863 - but again merged with Alta January 1, 1964.
The municipality is probably named after the fjord (Altafjorden).
Until 1918 the name was written Alten.
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1976). It shows the...
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