Aure (also called ''Sykkylven'') is the

administrative center An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located. In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, L ...

Sykkylven Municipality Sykkylven is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre region. The administrative centre is the village of Aure. Other villages in the municipality include Ikornnes, Straumgjerde, and Tusvik. The municip ...

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 ...

county,

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. The village is located along the eastern shore of the Sykkylvsfjorden. It is about north of Straumgjerde and east of Ikornnes (via the Sykkylven Bridge). The village has a population (2018) of 4,330 and a

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of . It's the largest urban area in the municipality.

Sykkylven Church Sykkylven Church ( no, Sykkylven kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sykkylven Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Aure. It is the church for the Sykkylven parish which is part of the ...

is located in this village. The village is home to various types of industry, especially furniture building,

woodworking Woodworking is the skill of making items from wood, and includes cabinet making (cabinetry and furniture), wood carving, joinery, carpentry, and woodturning. History Along with stone, clay and animal parts, wood was one of the first mate ...

, and

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. The Furniture Museum, part of the Sunnmøre Museum Foundation, is located in Aure.

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Villages in Møre og Romsdal Sykkylven {{MøreRomsdal-geo-stub