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| Mo i Rana | ||
| Fylke | North country | |
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| Residents | 18.899 (2019) | |
| Tourist info | 47 75145000 http://www.rana.kommune.no/ | |
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Mo i Rana is a city in Norway. Mo «Polarsirkelbyen», as it is usually called, is the capital of the municipality of Rana and is located in Helgeland and thus in the Fylke North country.
background
With around 18,000 inhabitants (the municipality has a little over 25,000 inhabitants), Mo is the third largest city in Northern Norway. It is at the end of the Ranfjord, on the E6 and E12 and also on the Nordland Railway. It forms an important transport hub, which is complemented by Rossvoll Airport. It is therefore obvious that Mo has developed into the business and service center of Helgeland. The city also has the largest industrial park in Norway. The city does not live from tourism, but primarily from industry, trade and administration, as the branch of the national library is located here.
getting there
By plane
- 1 Rossful (IATA: MQN), 8601 Mo i Rana Pb. 173 Røvassdalveien 61. Tel.: 4775167033390 (Widerøe: 4795717083), Fax: 4775145001.
10 kilometers northeast. There are regular flights to it from Winderøe (daily: Bødo 2-4 times, Mosjøen 2 times, Værenes (Trondheim) 1 time). There is a bus connection to the city center.Open: Mon.-Fri. 05.55-13.15 - 15.40-22.50 Sat. 06.30-14.55 Sun. 10.40-11.40 - 14.15-22.50.
By train
Mo station in Rana is on the Nordland Railway (Trondheim-Bødo), there are no more than 3 connections to Trondheim and Bødo. There are up to 5 connections between Mo and Mosjøen on weekdays.
In the street
The city is on the E6 (North Cape) and E 12 (Sweden)
By boat
mobility
Tourist Attractions
Not much in the city, but an ideal location for exploring.
- 1 church, 8624 Mo i Rana. The oldest surviving structure from 1724, a wooden church with 400 seats. In the cemetery there is a memorial for the Russian prisoners of war who died in the German camp while the road across the Saltfjellet was being built. Next to it are 8 graves of an English commando group that was captured and shot in May 1940.
There are two small museums in town, that Natural history museum and the Natural history museum by Rana. This also belongs to these Stenneset open-air museum. A new building on the A6 is currently being considered, where the two museums and the tourist information office will be housed (the sticking point is the expected cost of around 100 million crowns).
- Havnmannen. In the water in the extension of the main axis of the city stands a modern granite sculpture of the port man.
Outside
- 2 Grønligrotta, 8615 Grønlia Rana. Tel.: 47 75132586. The cave is 4200 m long, of which about 400 m are open to tourists. It is the only lighted cave in Northern Norway.
- 3 Setergrotta, 8615 Skongseng Røvassdalen. Tel.: 47 95974497. Setergrotta AS offers guided tours in this cave during the summer season.
- 4 Svartisen glacier tongue Engabreen
activities
- The Moheia Fritdspark with the Moheia Badeland, is worth a trip. There are 4 swimming pools and 3 saunas to choose from. The 42 meter long water slide can be described as a special highlight, an ideal place to spend a bad weather day.
- The Nordland Theater has received a modern theater building here.
- Several cinema halls
- Bowling alley
shop
- 1 Bunnpris, 8622 Mo i Rana O.T Olsens gate 1. Tel.: 47 75169598, Fax: 47 7515 43 97, Email: [email protected]. Supermarket.Open: also on Sundays.
The Vinmonopolet and the post office are also located in this shopping center at the southern entrance to the city.
Otherwise there are very good shopping opportunities in the city, centrally located. A special feature of the pedestrian zone are the paths that are mostly heated by district heating.
kitchen
- Hotel Meyergården's restaurant is one of the Artic Restaurants.
- 1 Bimbo Veikro, 8613 Mo i Rana Saltfjellveien 34 Selfors. Tel.: 47 75151001, Fax: 47 75151025, Email: [email protected].
Strictly speaking, the Bimbo veikro A is already outside of Mo on the E 6 to the east (approx. 4 kilometers). This is a real rest house next to a Texaco gas station (really hearty trucker menus)
nightlife
There is a lot to offer for the size of the city. However, one should be aware that this is a small town and not a large town.
The Ramona, is a night club next to Meyergården Hotel, they think it is the biggest night club in all of Northern Norway. Whether it is so is difficult to understand, but it is big.
accommodation
- 1 Rica Meyergården hotell, 8622 Mon i Rana Fri. Nansesgate 28. Tel.: 47 75134000, Fax: 47 75134001, Email: [email protected].
- 2 Comfort Hotel Ole Tobias, 8622 Mo i Rana Torah meyerssgate 2. Tel.: 47 75120500, Fax: 47 75157778, Email: [email protected].
- 3 Hotell Svartisen, 8622 Mo i Rana Ole Tobias Olsens gate 4. Tel.: 47 75151999, Fax: 47 75120501, Email: [email protected]. formerly FammyHotel, now also part of the Choise Group.
- 4 Mon Hotell and Gjestegård, 8622 Mo i Rana Elias Blix's Gate 5. Tel.: 47 75152211, Fax: 47 75152338, Email: [email protected].
The two campsites are outside on the E6.
- 5 Mo i Rana Camping, 8622 Mo i Rana Hammerveien 8. Tel.: 47 75144144, Fax: 47 75144145, Email: [email protected].
- 6 Yttervik Camping, 8617 Dalsgrenda (Dalselv) Mo i Rana Sørlandsveien 874. Tel.: 47 7516 45 65, Mobile: 47 90 98 73 55, Fax: 47 75169257.
security
health
Practical advice
trips
literature
Web links
- http://www.rana.kommune.no/Modules/Default.aspx - Official website of Mo i Rana
