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Fjord (municipality)
Fjord is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Sunnmøre. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Stordal (village), Stordal. Other villages in the municipality include Valldal, Eidsdal, Norddal (village), Norddal, Tafjord, Fjørå/Selboskarbygda, Sylte, Norddal, Sylte. The name Fjord is fjord, a common word and name part in Norway and was chosen for the new municipality established in 2020 for reasons of search engine optimization, despite not having any historical tradition in the municipality. The municipality is the 92nd largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Fjord Municipality is the 255th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,492. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 8.4% over the previous 10-year period. General information The municipality was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stordal (village)
Stordal is the administrative centre of Fjord Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located on the eastern shore of the Storfjorden (Sunnmøre), Storfjorden at the mouth of the river ''Stordalselva''. The village of Sjøholt (in neighboring Ålesund Municipality) 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 (2024) of 584 and a population density 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. History The village was the administrative centre of the old Stordal Municipality during its existence. In 2020, it became the administrative centre of the new Fjord Municipality which was created after Stordal Municipality and Norddal Municipality merged. References {{authority control Villages in Møre og Romsdal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
