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Sunnmøre Museum Foundation
The Sunnmøre Museum Foundation () is a foundation comprising 12 museums in the Sunnmøre traditional district of the western Norwegian county of Møre og Romsdal. The museums in the foundation are: *The Sunnmøre Museum in Borgundgavlen in Ålesund Municipality *The Aalesund Museum and Fisheries Museum in Ålesund Municipality *The Brudavoll Farm in Ørsta Municipality *The Dalsfjord Lighthouse Museum in Dalsfjord in Volda Municipality *The Godøy Coastal Museu at Godøy in Giske Municipality *The Herøy Coastal Museum in Herøy Municipality *The Furniture Museum in Sykkylven Municipality *The Sivert Aarflot Museum at Ekset in Volda Municipality *The Sykkylven Natural History Museum in Sykkylven Municipality *The Volda Open Air Museum in Volda Municipality *The Ytste Skotet Farm in Fjord Municipality *The Møre og Romsdal Agricultural Museum at Gjermundnes in Vestnes Municipality Vestnes is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Møre og Romsdal Counti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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A coxless four, abbreviated as a 4- and also called a straight four, is a racing shell used in the Rowing (sport), sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with Sweep (rowing), sweep oars, without a coxswain. The crew consists of four rowers, each having one Oar (sport rowing), oar. There are two rowers on the stroke (rowing), stroke side (rower's right hand side) and two on the bow (rowing), bow side (rower's lefthand side). As there is no coxswain, the rudder is controlled by one of the crew, normally with the rudder cable attached to the toe of one of their shoes which can pivot about the ball of the foot, moving the cable left or right. The steersman may row at bow, who has the best vision when looking over their shoulder, or on straighter courses stroke may steer, since they can point the stern of the boat at some landmark at the start of the course. The equivalent boat when it is steered by a coxswain is called a "coxed four". Racin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gjermundnes
Gjermundnes is a hamlet on the east side of the mouth of Tres Fjord in Vestnes Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It lies a short distance to the northeast of the village of Vikebukt. ''Gjermundnes'' is also the name of the peninsula where the hamlet is located. The village includes the historic Gjermundnes Farm and an agricultural school, which is the only agricultural school in Møre og Romsdal county. It is also the location of the Møre og Romsdal Agricultural Museum. Landslide Just before 8:00 pm on February 22, 1756, a landslide with a volume of — the largest known landslide in Norway in historic time — traveled at high speed from a height of on the side of the mountain Tjellafjellet into the Langfjorden from Gjermundnes. The slide generated three megatsunamis in the immediate area in the Langfjorden and the Eresfjorden Eresfjorden is a fjord in Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is a long branch off of the main Langfjord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Møre Og Romsdal Agricultural Museum
The Møre og Romsdal Agricultural Museum () is part of the Sunnmøre Museum Foundation. It is located in Gjermundnes in Vestnes Municipality. The museum was originally a "large farm" (, in contrast to a small_farm.html" ;"title="small farm">small farm"or ["leased farm"]) and later on an agricultural school. The former Møre og Romsdal, Romsdal County (''Romsdalen amt'') purchased the Gjermundnes Farm 1898. A new facility was built in 1908 to meet the special requirements for the newly established agricultural school. That building had become dilapidated by 1972, and it was decided to demolish it when new construction was completed. However, with financial support from the county executive board, the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage, and the municipality of Vestnes, the old facility was renovated and converted into an agricultural museum. The Møre og Romsdal Agricultural Museum was officially opened on August 8, 1981 in conjunction with celebrations marking the cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fjord Municipality
Fjord is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sunnmøre. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Stordal. Other villages in the municipality include Valldal, Eidsdal, Norddal, Tafjord, Fjørå/Selboskarbygda, Sylte. The name Fjord is 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 established on 1 January 2020 after the government of Norway approved the merger of Stordal Municipality (population: 9 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ytste Skotet
Ytste Skotet is a complete, preserved, historical farm located in Fjord Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The historic farmyard and museum, which is part of the Sunnmøre Museum Foundation, is located on the steep shores of the Storfjorden in the Sunnmøre district of the county. The farm is located across the fjord from the village of Dyrkorn. The ''Storfjordens Venner'' association owns ''Ytste Skotet'' and has orchestrated the restoration of the farm. The foundation ''Ytste Skotet'' administers the farm's operation and maintenance, employs workers, and serves as general manager. Operation The farm is well preserved and maintained. It is a typical pre-industrial operation that remained in use until modern times; the activities still shown here are representative of the old ways of the mountain-and-fjord farms along the Storfjorden. The fishing in the fjord was an important contribution to the farm household economy. The mountain dairy farm (or støl) was still ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sivert Aarflot Museum
The Sivert Aarflot Museum () is a division of the Sunnmøre Museum Foundation in Norway. The museum is named after Sivert Aarflot (1759–1817), who among other things started the first rural printing shop in Norway. The Sivert Aarflot Museum has a permanent exhibition in the museum building at the farm in Ekset in Volda Municipality Volda 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 Volda (village), village of Volda. Other v ..., where Sivert Aarflot lived. Among other items, the collection includes printing equipment. References External links Museum homepage {{Coord, 62, 9, 44.54, N, 6, 1, 51.01, E, type:landmark, display=title Museums in Møre og Romsdal Cultural heritage of Norway Volda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sykkylven Municipality
Sykkylven 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 Aure, Sykkylven, Aure. Other villages in the municipality include Ikornnes, Straumgjerde, and Tusvika. The municipality is the 252nd largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Sykkylven Municipality is the 136th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 7,617. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 1.5% over the previous 10-year period. General information The municipality of Sykkylven was established on 1 August 1883 when the large Ørskog Municipality was divided into two: the southern part became Sykkylven Municipality (population: 2,029) and the northern part remained as (a smaller) Ørskog Municipality (population: 1,735). On 1 June 1955, the Søvik-Ramstad area of Ørskog Municipality (pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Møbelmuseet
{{short description, None A furniture museum is a museum with exhibits relating to the history and art of furniture. This is a list of articles about notable furniture museums. Many other types of museums also host furniture exhibits. List of furniture museums * Antique Furniture & Wooden Sculpture Museum in Milan * Chinese Furniture Museum in Taoyuan, Taiwan, Taoyuan * Furniture Manufacturing Eco Museum in Tainan * Furniture Museum in Aure, Sykkylven, Aure * High Wycombe Chair Making Museum in High Wycombe * IKEA Museum in Älmhult, Sweden * The Museum of Furniture Studies in Älmhult (previously in Stockholm) * Imperial Furniture Collection in Vienna * Louis Vouland Museum in Avignon * Wycombe Museum in High Wycombe External links Met Museum on furniture Lists of museums by subject, Furniture Furniture museums, * Types of museums, Furniture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herøy Municipality (Møre Og Romsdal)
Herøy is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre region. The administrative centre is the town of Fosnavåg on the island of Bergsøya. Other settlements in Herøy include the villages of Leikong, Kvalsund, and Moltustranda. The industrial area of Eggesbønes is located south of Fosnavåg on the same island. The Runde Environmental Centre is located in the northern part of the municipality on Runde island. The municipality is the 321st largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Herøy Municipality is the 123rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 8,968. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 1.4% over the previous 10-year period. General information The prestegjeld (parish) of Herøy was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 1 January 1867, the western district of Herøy was separated to become the new Sande Muni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giske Municipality
Giske is an island List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Møre og Romsdal Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The municipality lies north-northwest of the Ålesund (town), town of Ålesund in the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Sunnmøre. The municipal centre is Valderhaugstrand. Other population centres include the villages of Roald (on Vigra island) and Alnes and Leitebakk (both on Godøya island). The municipality is part of the Ålesund Region. The municipality is the 350th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Giske Municipality is the 126th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 8,691. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 12.3% over the previous 10-year period. General information Giske Municipality was established on 1 January 1908 when it was separated from the large Borgund Municipality (Møre og Romsdal), Borgund Municipality. The initial population of the new muni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volda Municipality
Volda 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 Volda (village), village of Volda. Other villages in the municipality include Dravlaus, Fyrde, Straumshamn, Leira, Møre og Romsdal, Leira, Bjørke, and Grodås. The municipality is located about south of the town of Ålesund. The municipality is the 132nd largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Volda Municipality is the 104th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 11,093. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 9.5% over the previous 10-year period. General information The municipality of ''Volden'' was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). The original municipality was the same as the parish (prestegjeld) of Volden, including the sub-parishes of Ørsta Municipality, Ørsta and D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
