Sykkylven is a

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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 t ...

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. It is part of the Sunnmøre

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. The

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is the village of Aure. Other villages in the municipality include

Ikornnes Ikornnes is a village in Sykkylven Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located along the Sykkylvsfjorden, about east of the village of Tusvik, north of Straumgjerde, and about west of the municipal center of Aure via t ...

Straumgjerde Straumgjerde is a village in Sykkylven Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located where the lake Fitjavatnet empties into the Sykkylvsfjorden. It is about south of the municipal center of Aure and about south of I ...

, and

Tusvik Tusvik or Tusvika is a small village in Sykkylven Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located along the Storfjorden about west of the village of Ikornnes and west of the municipal center, Aure (via the Sykkylven Bridge T ...

. The municipality is the 252nd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Sykkylven is the 135th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 7,558. The municipality's

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is and its population has decreased by 1.4% over the previous 10-year period.

General information

The municipality of Sykkylven was established on 1 August 1883 when it was separated from

Ørskog Municipality Ørskog is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It was part of the Sunnmøre region. The administrative centre was the village of Sjøholt. The other main village was Vaksvika, about south of Sjøholt. The European Route E ...

. The initial population was 2,029. On 1 June 1955, the Søvik-Ramstad area of Ørskog Municipality (population: 348) on the southern side of the Storfjorden was transferred to Sykkylven Municipality.

Name

The municipality is named after the

Sykkylvsfjorden Sykkylvsfjorden is a fjord in Sykkylven Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The fjord is a branch off of the main Storfjorden. The villages of Aure and Ikornnes are located near the mouth of the fjord and the village of Straumg ...

( non, Síkiflir). The first element is ''sík'' which means "small

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" or "

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" (referring to the lake, originally probably an inlet of Fitjavatnet). The last element ( non, -iflir) is also found in the names Sunnylven and

Vanylven Vanylven is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre region. The administrative centre is the village of Fiskåbygd. Other villages in the municipality include Åheim, Åram, Rovdane, Eidså, Slagnes, ...

and the meaning is probably "

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". The name was written ''Søkelven'' before 1889. From 1889 until 1917, it was spelled ''Søkkelven'', and then since 1918 it has been written ''Sykkylven''.

Coat of arms

The

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was granted on 30 April 1984 by royal decree. The arms were designed by Kårstein Blindheim. The silver and blue figure represents the landscape of the

and is reminiscent of a large mountain

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from the municipality.

Churches

The

Church of Norway The Church of Norway ( nb, Den norske kirke, nn, Den norske kyrkja, se, Norgga girku, sma, Nöörjen gærhkoe) is an evangelical Lutheran denomination of Protestant Christianity and by far the largest Christian church in Norway. The church ...

has two parishes () within the municipality of Sykkylven. It is part of the Austre Sunnmøre prosti (

deanery A deanery (or decanate) is an ecclesiastical entity in the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Anglican Communion, the Evangelical Church in Germany, and the Church of Norway. A deanery is either the jurisdiction or reside ...

) in the Diocese of Møre.

Geography

Sykkylven is a part of the Sunnmøre region and is surrounded by the beautiful alpine mountain range Sunnmørsalpene, including the mountain

Råna Råna is a mountain in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The mountain sits on the municipal border between the municipalities of Ørsta and Sykkylven. It is part of Hjelledalstindane mountains in the Sunnmørsalpene range. The tall mountain is l ...

. Most of the people in Sykkylven live along the

, which is a branch of the Storfjorden. The

Sykkylven Bridge The Sykkylven Bridge ( no, Sykkylvsbrua) is a concrete bridge that crosses the Sykkylvsfjorden in Sykkylven Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It connects the municipal center of Aure with the village of Ikornnes on the other s ...

crosses the fjord connecting Aure to

. Sykkylven Municipality shares land borders with the municipalities of:

Stordal Stordal is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It merged with Norddal municipality to establish the new Fjord municipality in 2020. It was part of the Sunnmøre region. The administrative centre of the municipality wa ...

to the east;

Stranda Stranda is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Stranda. Stranda consists of three smaller villages and one larger central vill ...

to the southeast;

Ørsta is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre region of Western Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Ørsta. Other villages in the municipality include Hovdebygda, Flåsk ...

to the southwest. The

Hjørundfjorden Hjørundfjorden is a fjord in the traditional district of Sunnmøre in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located mostly within the municipality of Ørsta, although part of the mouth of the fjord is in Sykkylven. The long fjord is an arm ...

forms part of the western municipal border, and the Storfjorden forms the northern border. Across the Storfjorden lie the municipalities of

Ålesund Ålesund () sometimes spelled Aalesund in English, is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal County, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Sunnmøre and the centre of the Ålesund Region. The town of Ålesund is the administrativ ...

Skodje Skodje (''pronunciation'': kɔʏəor køʏə is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It was part of the Sunnmøre region. The administrative centre was the village of Skodje. The other main village in the municipalit ...

and

Ørskog Ørskog is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It was part of the Sunnmøre region. The administrative centre was the village of Sjøholt. The other main village was Vaksvika, about south of Sjøholt. The European Ro ...

Economy

Sykkylven is primarily an industrial community where

furniture Furniture refers to movable objects intended to support various human activities such as seating (e.g., stools, chairs, and sofas), eating ( tables), storing items, eating and/or working with an item, and sleeping (e.g., beds and hammocks) ...

and furnishings manufacturing is the dominant industry (78% of manufacturing employment in 2004). Some of the largest factories in the industry are located here. Major companies in Sykkylven include

Ekornes Ekornes is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Jens E. Ekornes (1908–1976), Norwegian businessman * Jens Petter Ekornes (1942–2008), Norwegian businessman, nephew of Jens * Kenneth Ekornes (born 1974), Norwegian jazz music ...

, Scandinor ANS, Hjellegjerde, Brunstad Møbler, Hjelle, and Cylindra.

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s are also manufactured.

Agriculture Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people ...

is important along the fjord and in the valleys. The farms are small, with emphasis on

livestock Livestock are the domesticated animals raised in an agricultural setting to provide labor and produce diversified products for consumption such as meat, eggs, milk, fur, leather, and wool. The term is sometimes used to refer solely to ani ...

. There is also some

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at Hundeidvik and Søvik, along the Storfjorden. The newspaper '' Sykkylvsbladet'' is published in Sykkylven. Ekornes is the largest employer (as of 2020); however, a new round of

layoff A layoff or downsizing is the temporary suspension or permanent termination of employment of an employee or, more commonly, a group of employees (collective layoff) for business reasons, such as personnel management or downsizing (reducing the ...

s was announced in January 2023.

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Sykkylven, are responsible for

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(through 10th grade), outpatient

health services Health care or healthcare is the improvement of health via the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, amelioration or cure of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in people. Health care is delivered by health profe ...

senior citizen Old age refers to ages nearing or surpassing the life expectancy of human beings, and is thus the end of the human life cycle. Terms and euphemisms for people at this age include old people, the elderly (worldwide usage), OAPs (British usage ...

services,

unemployment Unemployment, according to the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development), is people above a specified age (usually 15) not being in paid employment or self-employment but currently available for work during the refe ...

and other

social services Social services are a range of public services intended to provide support and assistance towards particular groups, which commonly include the disadvantaged. They may be provided by individuals, private and independent organisations, or adminis ...

zoning Zoning is a method of urban planning in which a municipality or other tier of government divides land into areas called zones, each of which has a set of regulations for new development that differs from other zones. Zones may be defined for a si ...

economic development In the economics study of the public sector, economic and social development is the process by which the economic well-being and quality of life of a nation, region, local community, or an individual are improved according to targeted goals and ...

, and municipal

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s. The municipality is governed by a

municipal council A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural counc ...

of elected representatives, which in turn elect a

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. The municipality falls under the Møre og Romsdal District Court and the

Frostating Court of Appeal The Frostating Court of Appeal ( no, Frostating lagmannsrett) is one of six courts of appeal in the Kingdom of Norway. The Court is located in the city of Trondheim. The court has jurisdiction over the counties of Trøndelag and Møre og Romsdal. ...

Municipal council

The

() of Sykkylven is made up of 29 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The

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breakdown of the council is as follows:

Mayor

The mayors of Sykkylven (incomplete list): *2015–present: Odd Jostein Drotninghaug ( Sp) *2011-2015: Petter Lyshol ( H) *1999-2011: Jan Kåre Aurdal ( KrF)

Notable people

Edvard Drabløs Edvard Drabløs (1 April 1883 – 29 April 1976) was a Norwegian actor and theatre director. Biography Drabløs was born at Sykkylven in Møre og Romsdal, Norway. He was the son of Jens Helgesen Drabløs (1856–1925) and Olave Velle (1852–191 ...

(1883 in Sykkylven – 1976) a Norwegian actor and theatre director * Jens E. Ekornes (1908 in Sykkylven – 1976) founded the furniture company, Ekornes AS, (Norwegian Wiki) *

Arnold Weiberg-Aurdal Arnold Weiberg-Aurdal (18 June 1925 – 3 February 2016) was a Norwegian agronomist, military officer and politician for the Centre Party. He was born in Ålesund as a son of physician Bastian Weiberg-Aurdal (1891–1973) and nurse Elise Ringda ...

(1925–2016) agronomist, military officer and Mayor of Sykkylven, 1960's & 90's * Jan Otto Myrseth (born 1957 in Sykkylven) a Norwegian prelate and Bishop of Tunsberg from 2018

Musicians

Kenneth Ekornes Kenneth Ekornes (born 7 July 1974 in Sykkylven, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (percussion) and member of the 'Brazz Brothers', known from a number of recordings, as well as for his multiethnic musical expression and his creative use of e ...

(born 1974 in Sykkylven) a jazz musician (percussion) and one of

The Brazz Brothers The Brazz Brothers, alias Brazz Bros (established 1981 in Langevåg, Sula, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz band. They are articularly known for their improvisations, and for the cooperation with Lester Bowie. Biography Brazz Brothers was initi ...

Hilde Louise Asbjørnsen Hilde Louise Asbjørnsen (born 3 June 1976 in Sykkylven, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz singer, songwriter, cabaret artist and songwriter, known from her own releases and appearances. Career After moving to Oslo in 1996 she studied Science Theatr ...

(born 1976 in Sykkylven) a jazz singer, songwriter, cabaret artist and songwriter IMDb Database
retrieved 24 March 2021

References

External links

*
Municipal fact sheet
from

Statistics Norway Statistics Norway ( no, Statistisk sentralbyrå, abbreviated to ''SSB'') is the Norwegian statistics bureau. It was established in 1876. Relying on a staff of about 1,000, Statistics Norway publish about 1,000 new statistical releases every ye ...

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