Gjemnes is a municipality in

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 ...

county, Norway on the

Romsdal peninsula Romsdal is a traditional district in the Norwegian county Møre og Romsdal, located between Nordmøre and Sunnmøre. The district of Romsdal comprises Aukra, Fræna, Midsund, Molde, Nesset, Rauma, Sandøy, and Vestnes. It is named after the v ...

. It is part of the Nordmøre region. The

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is the village of

Batnfjordsøra Batnfjordsøra is the administrative centre of Gjemnes Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located at the end of the Batnfjorden at the mouth of the river Batnfjordelva. European Route E39 passes through the villa ...

, which lies along the

Batnfjorden Batnfjord or Batnfjorden is a fjord in Gjemnes Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The long fjord begins at the village of Batnfjordsøra, the municipal center of Gjemnes Municipality, and runs to the northeast toward the island o ...

and it is a former

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landing place. Other villages in Gjemnes include

Torvikbukt Torvikbukt is a village in Gjemnes Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located at the junction of the Batnfjorden and Tingvollfjorden and just northwest of the tall mountain Reinsfjellet. The village of Øre lies ab ...

Flemma Flemma is a village in Gjemnes Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village lies along the Tingvollfjorden, about north of the village of Angvika. The mountain Reinsfjellet lies about to the west. Across the fjord from Flemma ...

Angvik Angvik or Angvika is a small village in Gjemnes Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located along the western shores of the Tingvollfjorden, just across the fjord from the village of Tingvollvågen. The population of ...

a, Gjemnes,

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, and

Osmarka Heggem (or Osmarka) is a village in Gjemnes Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located about south of the village of Torvikbukt and about west of the village of Angvik. The Osmarka Chapel is located here. The vill ...

. The municipality is the 243rd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Gjemnes is the 243rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,669. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 3.5% over the previous 10-year period.

General information

The municipality of Gjemnes was established on 1 September 1893 when the southern part of

Kvernes Municipality Kvernes is a List of former municipalities of Norway, former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. Originally, it encompassed the whole island of Averøya, part of the R ...

(population: 477), the northern part of Øre Municipality (population: 226), and the southwestern part of Frei Municipality (population: 231) were merged. The initial population of the municipality was 934. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1965, Øre Municipality (population: 1,565) and all of Tingvoll Municipality located west of the Tingvollfjorden (population: 778) were merged with Gjemnes Municipality (population: 697) to form a new, larger municipality of Gjemnes.

Name

The municipality is named after the old ''Gjemnes'' farm ( non, Gímnes), since

Gjemnes Church Gjemnes Church ( no, Gjemnes kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Gjemnes Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Gjemnes, along the Batnfjorden. It is the church for the Gjemnes parish ...

was built there in 1893. The meaning of the first element is probably an old river name (), the last element is ''nes'' which means "

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Coat of arms

The coat of arms was granted on 4 November 1983. The arms show the head of a Red Deer on a green background. The green symbolizes the

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history of the community. The deer

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s have twelve points on it representing the twelve districts of Gjemnes.

Churches

The

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has two parishes () within the municipality of Gjemnes. It is part of the

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(

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) in the

Diocese of Møre The Diocese of Møre ( no, Møre bispedømme) is a diocese in the Church of Norway which geographically consists of Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. Its bishop is seated at the Molde Cathedral which is located in the county administrative center ...

Geography

The municipality lies along the

Kvernesfjord Kvernesfjorden or Kvernesfjord is a fjord between the municipalities of Gjemnes, Kristiansund, Averøy, and Hustadvika in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The fjord is about long. The fjord begins at the end of the Kornstadfjorden near the vi ...

en,

, Freifjorden, and Tingvollfjorden. The mountain

Reinsfjellet Reinsfjellet is a mountain in Gjemnes Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The tall mountain is the third tallest mountain in the municipality. It is located on the Romsdal peninsula about southeast of the village of Torvikbukt a ...

(highest in the municipality) lies near

. The municipality also includes the island of Bergsøya which is located at the junction of the fjords near the village of Gjemnes. Gjemnes is surrounded by Kristiansund Municipality and

Averøy Municipality Averøy is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the region of Nordmøre. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Bruhagen. Other villages in the municipality include Bremsnes, Kornstad, Kver ...

to the north; Eide, Fræna, and

Molde Molde () is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord. The administrative centre of the m ...

municipalities to the west;

Nesset Municipality Nesset is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway on the Romsdal Peninsula. The administrative centre was the village of Eidsvåg. Other population centers included Rausand, Boggestranda, Myklebostad, Eresfjord, and Eikesdalen. ...

to the south; and Tingvoll Municipality to the east.

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Gjemnes, are responsible for

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(through 10th grade), outpatient

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, senior citizen services, unemployment and other

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, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of elected representatives, which in turn elect a mayor. The municipality falls under the

Møre og Romsdal District Court Møre og Romsdal District Court ( no, Møre og Romsdal tingrett) is a district court located in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. This court is based at four different courthouses which are located in Volda, Ålesund, Molde, and Kristiansund. T ...

and the Frostating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council () of Gjemnes is made up of 17 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the council is as follows:

Mayor

The mayors of Gjemnes (incomplete list): *2015–present: Knut Sjømæling ( Sp) *2011-2015: Odd Steinar Bjerkeset (KrF) *2007-2011: Knut Sjømæling (Sp) *1999-2007: Odd Steinar Bjerkeset (KrF)

Transport

European Route E39 European route E39 is the designation of a north–south road in Norway and Denmark from Klett, just south of Trondheim, to Aalborg via Bergen, Stavanger and Kristiansand. In total, there are nine ferries, more than any other single road in Eu ...

runs through the municipality and over the

Gjemnessund Bridge The Gjemnessund Bridge ( no, Gjemnessundbrua) is a suspension bridge that crosses the Gjemnessundet strait between the mainland and the island of Bergsøya in the municipality of Gjemnes in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The bridge was the ...

and

Bergsøysund Bridge The Bergsøysund Bridge ( no, Bergsøysundbrua) is a pontoon bridge that crosses the Bergsøysundet strait between the islands of Aspøya (in Tingvoll) and Bergsøya (in Gjemnes) in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The bridge is long, the longes ...

connecting Gjemnes to Tingvoll Municipality. The Freifjord Tunnel (part of

Norwegian National Road 70 National Road 70 ( no, Riksvei 70) is a long national highway that runs from the town of Kristiansund in Kristiansund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county and the village of Oppdal in Oppdal Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The ro ...

) runs from Bergsøya to the nearby island of Frei (and ultimately Kristiansund).

Notable people

John Neergaard John Gunderson Neergaard (11 November 1795 – 15 June 1885) was a Norwegian farmer, bailiff, and politician. Early life and family Neergaard was born in the village of Romundstad in the municipality of Rindal, the son of the farmer Gunder Jon ...

(1795–1885) a Norwegian farmer and bailiff (''lensmann'') in Gjemnes 1836 to 1854 *

Anton Berge Anton Berge (29 October 1892 – 4 July 1951) was a Norwegian agronomist and politician for the Labour Party. He was born in Gjemnes. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Østfold in 1950. However, less than a year into his ...

(1892 in Gjemnes – 1951) a Norwegian agronomist and local politician

References

External links

Municipal fact sheet
from

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Official website
* * {{use dmy dates, date=October 2022 Nordmøre Municipalities of Møre og Romsdal 1893 establishments in Norway