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Sande Municipality (Møre Og Romsdal)
Sande is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Møre og Romsdal Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre Districts of Norway, region. The administrative centre is the village of Larsnes on the island of Gurskøya. Other villages in Sande include Gjerdsvika, Haugsbygda, Møre og Romsdal, Haugsbygda, Sandshamn, Bringsinghaug, and Voksa. The municipality is the 332nd largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Sande Municipality is the 261st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,438. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 7.5% over the previous 10-year period. General information Sande was established as a municipality on 1 January 1867 when it was separated from the large Herøy Municipality (Møre og Romsdal), Herøy Municipality. The initial population was 2,493. On 1 January 1873, a part of eastern Sande Municipality (with 362 residents) was transferred back to Herø ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rovdefjorden
Rovdefjorden is a fjord (more precisely, a strait) in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The fjord runs through the municipalities of Sande Municipality (Møre og Romsdal), Sande, Herøy Municipality (Møre og Romsdal), Herøy, Vanylven Municipality, Vanylven, Volda Municipality, Volda, and a small part of Ulstein Municipality, Ulstein. The eastern end of the fjord connects with the Vartdalsfjorden and Voldsfjorden and the western end of the fjord connects with the Hallefjorden. The Syvdsfjorden branches off the Rovdefjorden to the south. The fjord is bounded by the mainland to the south and the island of Gurskøya to the north. The long fjord is about wide, and it reaches a maximum depth of below sea level, near the mouth of the Voldsfjorden. The area around the Rovdefjorden was once part of the old Rovde Municipality from 1905 until 1964. The area south of the Rovdefjorden is called Rovdestranda. There are a few villages along the fjord, the largest of which is Rovdane, on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |