Sande is a

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. It is part of the

Sunnmøre Sunnmøre (, ) is the southernmost traditional district of the western Norwegian county of Møre og Romsdal. Its main city is Ålesund. The region comprises the municipalities () of Fjord, Giske, Hareid, Herøy, Sande, Haram, Stranda Mu ...

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. The

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is the village of

Larsnes Larsnes is the administrative centre of Sande Municipality (Møre og Romsdal), Sande Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on the southwest side of the island of Gurskøya, about east of the island of Kvamsøya, Møre og ...

on the island of

Gurskøya Gurskøya is an island in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. Settlements The island is shared by Sande Municipality and Herøy Municipality. The villages of Haugsbygda, Gjerdsvika, Larsnes, Leikong and Moldtustranda are located on the is ...

. Other villages in Sande include Gjerdsvika,

Haugsbygda Haugsbygd (formerly known as ''Vangsbygd'' and ''Vangsfjerdingen'') is a village in Ringerike municipality, northeast of the center of Hønefoss, in Buskerud, Norway. Location The village is known for its billowing landscape and is located at ...

, Sandshamn, Bringsinghaug, and

Voksa Voksa is an island in Sande Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The island lies about east of the island of Kvamsøya, about south of the island of Sandsøya, about west of the larger island of Gurskøya, and about north of ...

. 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

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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. The initial population was 2,493. On 1 January 1873, a part of eastern Sande Municipality (with 362 residents) was transferred back to Herøy Municipality. On 1 January 1889, the Eksund area and the island of Ekø (population: 119) were transferred to Herøy Municipality. On 1 January 1905, the eastern district of Sande Municipality was separated to form the new Rovde Municipality. This left Sande Municipality with 2,221 residents. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the

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. On 1 January 1964, the northern part of Rovde Municipality (population: 562) plus three farms in the Gurskedalen valley (population: 25) were merged back with Sande Municipality (the southern part of Rovde was merged with

Vanylven Municipality Vanylven 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 Fiskå, Møre og Romsdal, Fi ...

). The new Sande Municipality had a population of 3,465. On 1 January 2002, the

Åram Åram is a village in Vanylven Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located on the mainland, about straight north of the municipal centre of Fiskåbygd. The village has a ferry quay with regular connections to the near ...

area (population: 380) on the mainland was transferred from Sande Municipality to

Name

The municipality (originally the

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) is named after the old ''Sande'' farm () since the first Sande Church was built there. The name comes from the word which means "

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" or "sandy beach". Before 1892, the name was written ''Sandø''.

Coat of arms

The

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was granted on 23 October 1987. The official

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is ''"

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, a line buoy

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"'' (). This means the arms have a blue

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(background) and the

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is a line buoy. The line buoy has a

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which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The blue color in the field symbolizes the importance of the sea. This symbol was chosen since it was historically used by fishermen in ocean and fjords around the island municipality. The arms were designed by Jarle Skuseth who based it off an idea from Helge Kragseth. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.

Churches

The

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has two parishes () within Sande Municipality. It is part of the Søre Sunnmøre prosti (

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) in the Diocese of Møre.

Geography

Sande is composed of many islands including Sandsøya, Kvamsøya,

, Riste, and part of

(which is shared with neighboring Herøy). The highest point in the municipality is the tall mountain Sollia which is located on the island of Gurskøya, along the border with Herøy Municipality. The island municipality sits north of the Rovdefjorden and east of the Vanylvsfjorden. The Haugsholmen Lighthouse sits in the southwest part of the municipality.

Government

Sande Municipality is responsible for

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(through 10th grade), outpatient

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services,

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and other

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, and municipal

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s and utilities. The municipality is governed by a

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of directly elected representatives. The

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by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Sunnmøre District Court and the

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Municipal council

The

() of Sande is made up of 21 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political

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Mayors

The

() of Sande Municipality is the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who have held this position: *1867–1870: Knut R. Bjørlykke *1871–1880: Bendt L. Redse *1881–1898: Rasmus K. Sætre *1899–1905: Daniel D. Liset *1905–1919: Hans J. Aaram *1920–1922: Ole S. Dyrkoren *1923–1937: August A. Kragset *1938–1941: Jakob Sætre *1941–1941: Torvald Baade ( NS) *1941–1945: Oskar Sandanger ( NS) *1945–1947: Jakob Sætre *1948–1951: Sverre Myklebust *1952–1955: Torvald Baade *1956–1957: Sverre Myklebust *1958–1975: Petter H. Kragset ( V) *1976–1981: John Gjerde ( V) *1982–1983: Jon Martin Bringsvor ( H) *1984–1987: John Gjerde ( V) *1988–2003: Arne Dyrhol ( H) *2003–2007: Jon Garen ( Sp) *2007–2019: Dag Arne Vaagen ( H) *2019–2023: Olav Myklebust ( Sp) *2023–present: Dag Arne Vaagen ( H)

Notable people

Ingolf Rogde Ingolf Rogde (14 May 1911 – 4 June 1978) was a Norwegian actor. He was born in Sande Municipality in Sunnmøre, and was married to actress Siri Rom. He was mainly known for his long-term period with the touring theatre Riksteatret. Rogde m ...

(1911 in Haugsholmen, Sande – 1978), an actor with the touring theatre

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. Retrieved 26 March 2021. * Bjartmar Gjerde (1931 in Larsnes, Sande – 2009), a politician, government minister, and DG of the

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* Odd S. Lovoll (born 1934 in Sande), a Norwegian-American author, historian, educator, and academic * Morten Schakenda (born 1966 in Gjerdsvika, Sande), a cook and leading chef *

Jan Åge Fjørtoft Jan Åge Fjørtoft (born 10 January 1967) is a Norwegian former professional footballer. A powerful centre forward with goalscoring ability, he played professionally in Norway, Austria, England and Germany. In total, he scored 308 goals in 614 ga ...

(born 1967 in Gursken, Sande), a former footballer with 497 club caps and 71 for

Gallery

Gjerdsvika.jpg, Gjerdsvika Sande kirke fra RA.jpg, Sande Church Dragsundbrua Access South.jpg, Dragsundbrua Access South

References

External links

Municipal fact sheet
from

Statistics Norway Statistics Norway (, 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 year on its web site. All rele ...

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