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Trandal
Trandal is a small village in the Hjørundfjord area of the municipality of Ørsta, Møre og Romsdal, 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 t .... The village has a population of approximately 7 people. Trandal is located along the Hjørundfjord midway between the villages of Leknes and Hundeidvik. The village is located among the Sunnmørsalpene mountains. There is a ferry service from this village to Store Standal, Leknes and to Sæbø. Trandal has a lot of cabins for rent during spring, summer and autumn and also a popular pub which houses two large festivals during the summer; Trandalblues and Trandal Country Festival. References Ørsta Villages in Møre og Romsdal {{MøreRomsdal-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hjørundfjord
Hjørundfjord is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality is now a part of the municipality of Ørsta. The administrative centre was the village of Sæbø, located on the shores of the Hjørundfjorden. The municipality encircled both sides of the Hjørundfjorden as well as the Bondalen valley. The villages of Bjørke, Leira, and Store Standal were all a part Hjørundfjord Municipality. History The municipality was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). The original municipality was the same as the prestegjeld (parish) of Hjørundfjord. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the three neighboring municipalities of Hjørundfjord (population: 1,728), Vartdal (population: 1,315), and Ørsta (population: 6,209) were merged into one large municipality, under the name Ørsta. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |