Store-Standal is a small village in the
Hjørundfjord section of
Ørsta municipality,
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 ...
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Norway. The village has a population of approximately 20 people. Store-Standal is located along the
Hjørundfjorden midway between the villages of
Sæbø and Festøy. The village is located among the
Sunnmørsalpene mountains, about east of the mountain
Kolåstinden
Kolåstinden is a mountain in the municipality of Ørsta, Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The tall mountain is located where the Romedalen and Standaldalen valleys converge, about west of the village of Store Standal
Store-Standal is a smal ...
. There is a
ferry
A ferry is a ship, watercraft or amphibious vehicle used to carry passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo, across a body of water. A passenger ferry with many stops, such as in Venice, Italy, is sometimes called a water bus or water taxi ...
service from this village to Midt-Trandal (across the fjord) and the on to Sæbø (further down the fjord).
As with many villages in rural areas, populations have been gradually decreasing as living off the land is no longer viable in modernized countries. In an effort to increase the influx of people again, Store-Standal is undertaking projects to modernize the local industries and create
tourism. Here there is a new power station,
wireless internet service, and development of an Alpine Center for new residents and tourists.
References
External links
Standal Alp Centre Project
Villages in Møre og Romsdal
Ørsta
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