Stangvik is a village in
Surnadal Municipality in
Møre og Romsdal
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county,
Norway
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. The village is located along the
Stangvikfjorden, about southwest of the villages of
Surnadalsøra and
Skei. The village is home to
Stangvik Church. County Road 321 runs through the village, along the coast of the
fjord
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. The village lies in a small valley along the fjord, with the tall mountain Strengen lying just east of the village.
Historically, the village was the
administrative centre
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of the old
Stangvik Municipality from 1838 until its dissolution in 1965.
References
Villages in Møre og Romsdal
Surnadal
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