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Arasvika–Hennset Ferry
The Arasvika–Hennset Ferry is a ferry service on County Road 682 across Arasvik Fjord in the Nordmøre district in the Norwegian county of Møre og Romsdal. It connects the Arasvika ferry dock on the island of Ertvågsøya in the municipality of Aure to the Hennset ferry dock on the mainland in the municipality of Halsa. The route is operated by the transport conglomerate Fjord1. The duration of the passage is 15 minutes, and the route is served by MF ''Driva'' with 22 departures per day in each direction every day. In 2014 the annual average daily traffic Annual average daily traffic, abbreviated AADT, is a measure used primarily in transportation planning, transportation engineering and retail location selection. Traditionally, it is the total volume of vehicle traffic of a highway or road for a y ... was 98 vehicles. References External linksArasvika–Hennset ferry schedule {{DEFAULTSORT:Arasvika-Hennset Ferry Ferry transport in Møre og Romsdal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arasvikfjord
Arasvikfjord or Arasvikfjorden ( en, Arasvik Fjord) is a fjord in Møre og Romsdal and Trøndelag counties in Norway. The fjord is located between Aure Municipality (in Møre og Romsdal) and Heim Municipality (in Trøndelag). The fjord is part of the larger Vinjefjorden, near where the Valsøyfjorden branches off to the south. European route E39 runs along the south shore of the fjord, through the village of Valsøyfjord. The ferry from Hennset to Arasvika crosses the fjord. The Arasvikfjorden is known for its fishery of cod, coalfish, pollock, mackerel, common ling, tusk, and several types of flatfish. It was in Arasvikfjord that the famous killer whale Keiko, from the movie ''Free Willy'', spent his final days. See also * List of Norwegian fjords This list of Norwegian fjords shows many of the fjords in Norway. In total, there are about 1,190 fjords in Norway and the Svalbard islands. The sortable list includes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arasvika
Arasvika or Arasvik is a village and ferry point in the municipality of Aure in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. Name The oldest recorded form of the village's name is ''Oraldsuik'', which appeared in a document from 1342. Geography Arasvika lies on the south side of the island of Ertvågsøy along Arasvik Fjord. There are road connections to Arasvika via County Road 682 from the north and County Road 362 from the east. The ferry connects the village to Hennset in the municipality of Halsa and European route E39. Notable people Notable people that were born or lived in Arasvika include: * Holger Aresvik (1883–1938), fiddler and painter * Oddvar Aresvik (1915–1996), professor of agricultural economics at the Norwegian College of Agriculture The Norwegian University of Life Sciences ( no, Norges miljø- og biovitenskapelige universitet, NMBU) is a public university located in Ås, Norway. It is located at Ås in Viken, near Oslo, and at Adamstuen in Oslo and has a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hennset
Hennset or Hendset is a village and ferry point in the municipality of Heim in Trøndelag county, Norway. It lies along Arasvik Fjord between the villages of Liabøen and Valsøyfjord next to European route E39. The ferry connects the village to Arasvika Arasvika or Arasvik is a village and ferry point in the municipality of Aure in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. Name The oldest recorded form of the village's name is ''Oraldsuik'', which appeared in a document from 1342. Geography Arasvika li ... in the municipality of Aure and County Road 682. References External linksHennset at Norgeskart {{authority control Heim, Norway [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fjord1
Fjord1 ASA is a Norwegian transport conglomerate, one of the largest in the Norwegian transport sector. Formed in 2001, company headquarters are in Florø, with the headquarters of the ferry division in Molde. It operates a fleet of environmentally friendly vessels in the Norwegian fjords. Formation Nordvestlandske was formed in 2001 by the merger of the county council-owned ferry companies Møre og Romsdal Fylkesbåtar and Fylkesbaatane i Sogn og Fjordane, becoming Fjord1 in December 2002. The fact that the merged company headquarters were located in Sogn og Fjordane made the merger unpopular in Møre og Romsdal county. The choice of name, Fjord1, was also not well-accepted among the local population. These strains on public relations, amongst other things, resulted in talks intended to further the merger process breaking down during the winter and spring of 2004. Fjord1 ASA was listed on the main list on the Oslo Stock Exchange on 15 August 2017. In 2021, US investment firm Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian Public Roads Administration
The Norwegian Public Roads Administration ( no, Statens vegvesen) is a Norwegian government agency responsible for national and county public roads in Norway. This includes planning, construction and operation of the national and county road networks, driver training and licensing, vehicle inspection, and subsidies to car ferries. The agency is led by the Directorate of Public Roads (Vegdirektoratet), and is subordinate to the Ministry of Transport and Communications. The Norwegian Public Roads Administration is divided into five regions and thirty districts, which are subordinate to the directorate. The directorate is based in Oslo. The Norwegian Public Roads Administration is one of the largest government agencies of Norway in terms of budget. In matters concerning national roads, the agency is subordinate to the ministry and in matters concerning county roads subordinate to the county administration. Core activities The Norwegian Public Roads Administration strives to ensure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian County Road 682
County Road 682 ( no, Fylkesvei 682) is a road in the municipalities of Aure (in Møre og Romsdal county) and Heim (in Trøndelag county) in Norway. In addition to its land length, the route also includes a ferry connection. The road branches off from County Road 680 at Espset and runs south across the island of Ertvågsøy, first along the east shore of Foldfjord and then along the east shore of the lake ''Skausetvatnet''. County Road 362 branches off to the east at Vågosen just before the road reaches the ferry dock at Arasvika. There the route continues via ferry across Arasvik Fjord to Hennset, where it joins European route E39. The road is also named ''Arasvikvegen'' (Arasvika Road) for its entire length. Prior to January 1, 2010, the route was a national road, but control and maintenance of the road was transferred to the counties from the national government on that date, and so now it is a county road. References External linksStatens vegvesen – trafikkmel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nordmøre
Nordmøre (English: North- Møre) is a traditional district in the Norwegian county of Møre og Romsdal. The area comprises the northern third of the county including the municipalities of Kristiansund, Averøy, Tingvoll, Surnadal, Aure, Halsa, Eide, Sunndal, Gjemnes, and Smøla. The only town in Nordmøre is Kristiansund. Of these ten municipalities, three are located (mainly) on islands: Kristiansund, Averøy, and Smøla and seven lie on the coast (including between, adjacent to, or at the end of, fjords): Tingvoll, Surnadal, Aure, Halsa, Eide, Sunndal, and Gjemnes; no municipalities are completely landlocked. Historically, the municipality of Rindal was part of the county and region, but it was transferred to Trøndelag county on 1 January 2019. In the early Viking Age, before Harald Fairhair, Nordmøre was a petty kingdom whose ruler was known as the ''Mørejarl'' (literally: "Møre-Earl"). Then, Nordmøre also included the municipalities north and west of Orkdal municipal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of Norway. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a dependency of Norway; it also lays claims to the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. The capital and largest city in Norway is Oslo. Norway has a total area of and had a population of 5,425,270 in January 2022. The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden at a length of . It is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast and the Skagerrak strait to the south, on the other side of which are Denmark and the United Kingdom. Norway has an extensive coastline, facing the North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea. The maritime influence dominates Norway's climate, with mild lowland temperatures on the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Møre Og Romsdal
Møre og Romsdal (; en, Møre and Romsdal) is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Trøndelag, Innlandet, and Vestland. The county administration is located in the town of Molde, while Ålesund is the largest town. The county is governed by the Møre og Romsdal County Municipality which includes an elected county council and a county mayor. The national government is represented by the county governor. Name The name ''Møre og Romsdal'' was created in 1936. The first element refers to the districts of Nordmøre and Sunnmøre, and the last element refers to Romsdal. Until 1919, the county was called "Romsdalens amt", and from 1919 to 1935 "Møre fylke". For hundreds of years (1660-1919), the region was called ''Romsdalen amt'', after the Romsdalen valley in the present-day Rauma Municipality. The Old Norse form of the name was ''Raumsdalr''. The first element is the genitive case of the name ''Raumr'' derived from the name of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ertvågsøya
Ertvågsøya is an island in the municipality of Aure, Norway, Aure in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The island has an area of and the highest point is the tall Korsbekkfjellet. The small islands of Rottøya and Ruøya lie to the east of the island and the islands of Solskjelsøya and Stabblandet lie to the west. The Arasvikfjorden strait runs along the south side of the island and the Gjerdevika, an arm of the Edøyfjorden passes along the north side of the island. The island is nearly bisected by the Foldfjorden, a narrow bay reaching south into the central part of the island. The island is connected to the mainland by the Mjosund Bridge and Aursund Bridge. In 2015, there were 672 residents living on the island. See also *List of islands of Norway References Aure, Norway Islands of Møre og Romsdal {{MøreRomsdal-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aure, Norway
Aure is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the region of Nordmøre. The administrative centre is the village of Aure. Other villages in Aure include Gullstein, Stemshaug, Todalen, Tjeldbergodden, Arasvika, and Tømmervåg. Aure has one of the largest wooden churches in Norway, Aure Church. The municipality is the 179th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Aure is the 218th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 3,384. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 3.6% over the previous 10-year period. General information The municipality was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 1 January 1894, the southern district of Aure (population: 942) was separated to form the new municipality of Valsøyfjord. Then on 1 July 1914, the northeastern district of Aure (population: 851) was separated to form the new municipality of Stemshaug. During the 1960s, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halsa
Halsa is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until 2020 when it became part of Heim Municipality in Trondelag county. It was part of the Nordmøre region. The administrative centre of Halsa was the village of Liabøen. Other villages in the municipality included Todalen, Halsanaustan, Valsøyfjord, Engan, Hjellnes, and Valsøybotnen. At the time of its dissolution in 2020, the municipality was the 279th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Halsa was the 349th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,571. The municipality's population density was and its population has decreased by 6% over the last decade. General information The parish of Halsa was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 1 January 1868, an unpopulated area of Halsa was transferred to the neighboring municipality of Straumsnes. On 1 January 1879, a part of Halsa (popu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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