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Name

Until 1919, the county was known as Tromsø amt. In July 2006, the Northern Sami name for the county, Romsa, was granted official status along with Troms.

The county, and the city of Tromsø, is named after the island Tromsøya on which it is located, from the Old Norse Trums. Several theories exist as to the etymology

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