Stordal is the
administrative centre of
Fjord Municipality in
Møre og Romsdal county,
Norway
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. The village is located on the eastern shore of the
Storfjorden at the mouth of the river ''Stordalselva''. The village of
Sjøholt
Sjøholt is a village in Ålesund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located along the northern shore of the Storfjorden, about east of the village of Skodje. The village of Stordal is located about to the south, ...
(in neighboring
Ålesund Municipality
Ålesund () sometimes spelled Aalesund in English, is a list of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Møre og Romsdal counties of Norway, County, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Sunnmøre and the centr ...
) lies about north of Stordal, on the other side of the
Stordal Tunnel. The historic mountain farm,
Ytste Skotet, lies about to the northwest, across the fjord.
The village has a population (2018) of 623 and a
population density
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of .
The main church for the municipality,
Stordal Church is located in this village. The
Old Stordal Church, now a museum, is also located here.
References
Villages in Møre og Romsdal
Fjord (municipality)
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