Names from the Central Register of Place Names (SSR)

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Dataset information

Country of origin
Updated
2026.04.03 00:00
Created
2004.01.01
Available languages
English
Keywords
placename, namn, Norwegian ocean areas, Stedsnavn, ssr, Norway, sentralt stedsnavnsregister, Norske havområder, fastland, kulturminner, named place, Mainland, stadnamn, Kulturminne, navn, Norge, stedsnavn
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Dataset description

Place names for geographical details based on the map series Norway 1:50,000, economic maps, nautical charts and naming decisions made pursuant to the Act on place names of 18 May 1990, no. 111. Each name has information on the language/linguistic form, position (point) coordinates, municipal affiliation, feature code for name type, decision type, date of registration of name decision and the context in which the name is used.
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