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Møre og Romsdal

September 12, 2023

Møre og Romsdal (Urban East Norwegian: [ˈmø̂ːrə ɔ ˈrʊ̀msdɑːɫ] i; English: 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 the largest town. The county is governed by the Møre og Romsdal County Municipality which includes an elected county council and a county mayor. The national government is represented by the county governor.

Møre og Romsdal fylke
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Møre og Romsdal within
Norway
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Møre og Romsdal fylke
Møre og Romsdal fylke (Norway)
Coordinates: 62°44′15″N 07°09′30″E / 62.73750°N 7.15833°E / 62.73750; 7.15833
CountryNorway
CountyMøre og Romsdal
DistrictWestern Norway
Established1671
Administrative centreMolde
Government
 • BodyMøre og Romsdal County Municipality
 • Governor (2022)Else-May Norderhus (Ap)
 • County mayor
   (2011)		Tove-Lise Torve (Ap)
Area
 • Total14,356 km2 (5,543 sq mi)
 • Land13,840 km2 (5,340 sq mi)
 • Water516 km2 (199 sq mi)  3.6%
 • Rank#9 in Norway
Population
 (2021)
 • Total265,544
 • Rank#9 in Norway
 • Density19.2/km2 (50/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
 +5.6%
DemonymsSunnmøringer, Nordmøringer, and Romsdalinger[1]
Official language
[2]
 • Norwegian formNynorsk
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-15
Income (per capita)139,200 kr (2001)
GDP (per capita)243,412 kr (2001)
GDP national rank#6 in Norway
(3.89% of country)
WebsiteOfficial website
Data from Statistics Norway

Name Edit

 
Map of the three districts in the county. Green is Sunnmøre, purple is Romsdal, and blue is Nordmøre.

The name Møre og Romsdal was created in 1936. The first element refers to the districts of Nordmøre and Sunnmøre, and the last element refers to Romsdal. Until 1919, the county was called "Romsdalens amt", and from 1919 to 1935 "Møre fylke".

For hundreds of years (1660-1919), the region was called Romsdalen amt, after the Romsdalen valley in the present-day Rauma Municipality. The Old Norse form of the name was Raumsdalr. The first element is the genitive case of the name Raumr derived from the name of the river Rauma, i.e. "The Dale of Rauma". Raumr may refer to stream or current,[3] or to booming or thundering waterfalls like Sletta waterfall.[4] A purely legendary approach to the name refers to Raum the Old, one of the sons of Nór, the eponymous Saga King of Norway.[citation needed][disputed – discuss] Since the majority of the residents of the county lived in the Sunnmøre region, there was some controversy over the name. In 1919, many of the old county names were changed and this county was renamed Møre fylke.

The name Møre was chosen to represent the region where the majority of the county residents lived. That name is dative of Old Norse: Mǿrr (á Mǿri) and it is probably derived from the word marr referring to something wet like bog (common along the outer coast) or the sea itself. The name is interpreted as "coastland" or "bogland". Møre was originally the name of the coastal area from Stad and north including most of Fosen.[5] (There is also a coastal district in Sweden that has the same name: Möre.) The change in name from Romsdalen to Møre was controversial and it did not sit well with the residents of the Romsdal region. Finally in 1936, the name was changed again to a compromise name: Møre og Romsdal (English: Møre and Romsdal).

The ambiguous designation møring— "person from Møre"— is used strictly about people from Nordmøre (and less frequently for people from Sunnmøre), excluding the people from Romsdal (while, consequently, romsdaling— "person from Romsdal"— is used about the latter).

Coat of arms Edit

The coat of arms was granted on 15 March 1978. It shows three gold-colored Viking ships on a blue background. Shipping and shipbuilding were historically very important to the region, so boats were chosen as the symbol of the arms. The masts on the Viking ships form crosses, which symbolize the strong Christian and religious beliefs as well as the strong religious organisations in the county. There are three boats to represent the three districts of the county: Sunnmøre, Romsdal and Nordmøre.[6]

Geography Edit

Traditionally, the county has been divided into three districts. From north to south, these are Nordmøre, Romsdal, and Sunnmøre. Although the districts do not have separate governments and despite modern road, sea, and air connections throughout the county, the three districts still have their own identities in many ways. Historically speaking, connections have been stronger between Nordmøre and Sør-Trøndelag to the north, Romsdal and Oppland to the east, and Sunnmøre and Sogn og Fjordane to the south, than internally. Differences in dialects between the three districts bear clear evidence of this. Due to geographical features, the county has many populated islands and is intersected by several deep fjords. Due to its difficult terrain, Møre og Romsdal has been very dependent on boat traffic, and its main car ferry company, MRF, has existed since 1921.

Settlements Edit

Møre og Romsdal has six settlements with town status. The largest three (Ålesund, Kristiansund, and Molde) were towns long before 1993 when municipalities were given the legal authority to grant town status rather than just the King (and government). This change in law led to an increase in the number of towns (Fosnavåg, Åndalsnes, and Ulsteinvik were all added after this time). The county contains many other urban settlements (as defined by Statistics Norway) without town status, every municipality except for Halsa and Smøla contains at least one. As of 1 January 2018, there were 192,331 people (about 72 percent of the population) living in densely populated areas in the county while only 73,946 people lived in sparsely populated areas.[7] The population density is highest near the coast, with all of the county's towns located on saltwater.

The largest town in the county is Ålesund, with a population of 52,626 in the agglomeration which it forms together with parts of Sula.

Rank Town/Urban Area Municipality Region Population (2022)[8]
1 Ålesund Ålesund, Sula Sunnmøre 54,983
2 Molde Molde Romsdal 21,417
3 Kristiansund Kristiansund Nordmøre 18,047
4 Ørsta Ørsta Sunnmøre 7,252
5 Volda Volda Sunnmøre 6,891
6 Ulsteinvik Ulstein Sunnmøre 5,936
7 Aure Sykkylven Sunnmøre 4,314
8 Nordstrand Giske Sunnmøre 4,262
9 Sunndalsøra Sunndal Nordmøre 3,907
10 Hareid Hareid Sunnmøre 3,467

Municipalities Edit

Møre og Romsdal has a total of 26 municipalities.[9][10]

Municipal
Number		 Name Adm. Centre Location in
the county		 Established Includes (former municipalities)
1505   Kristiansund Kristiansund   1 Jan 2008 1554 Bremsnes (part)
1555 Grip
1556 Frei
1506   Molde Molde   1 Jan 2020 1542 Eresfjord og Vistdal
1543 Nesset
1544 Bolsøy
1545 Midsund
1545 Sør-Aukra
1507   Ålesund Ålesund   1 Jan 2020 1523 Ørskog
1529 Skodje
1530 Vatne
1531 Borgund
1534 Haram
1546 Sandøy (part)
1511   Vanylven Fiskåbygd   1 Jan 1838 1512 Syvde
1513 Rovde (part)
1514   Sande Larsnes   1 Jan 1867 1513 Rovde (part)
1515   Herøy Fosnavåg   1 Jan 1838
1516   Ulstein Ulsteinvik   1 Jan 1838
1517   Hareid Hareid   1 Jan 1917
1520   Ørsta Ørsta   1 Aug 1883 1521 Vartdal
1522 Hjørundfjord
1525   Stranda Stranda   1 Jan 1838 1523 Sunnylven
1528   Sykkylven Aure   1 Aug 1883
1531   Sula Langevåg   1 Jan 1977
1532   Giske Valderhaugstrand   1 Jan 1908 1533 Vigra
1535   Vestnes Vestnes   1 Jan 1838 1536 Tresfjord
1539   Rauma Åndalsnes   1 Jan 1964 1537 Voll
1537 Eid og Voll
1538 Eid
1539 Grytten
1540 Hen
1541 Veøy (part)
1547   Aukra Falkhytta   1 Jan 1838 1546 Sandøy (part)
1554   Averøy Bruhagen   1 Jan 1964 1552 Kornstad
1553 Kvernes
1554 Bremsnes
1557   Gjemnes Batnfjordsøra   1 Sep 1893 1553 Kvernes (part)
1558 Øre
1560   Tingvoll Tingvollvågen   1 Jan 1838 1559 Straumsnes
1564 Stangvik (part)
1563   Sunndal Sunndalsøra   1 Jan 1838 1561 Øksendal
1562 Ålvundeid
1564 Stangvik (part)
1566   Surnadal Skei   1 Jan 1838 1564 Stangvik (part)
1565 Åsskard
1573   Smøla Hopen   1 Jan 1960 1573 Edøy
1574 Brattvær
1575 Hopen
1576   Aure Aure   1 Jan 1838 1568 Stemshaug
1570 Valsøyfjord
1572 Tustna
1577   Volda Volda   1 Jan 1838 1444 Hornindal
1518 Dalsfjord
1578   Fjord Stordal   1 Jan 2020 1524 Norddal
1526 Stordal
1579   Hustadvika Elnesvågen   1 Jan 2020 1548 Fræna
1549 Bud
1550 Hustad
1551 Eide
Religion in Møre og Romsdal[11][12]
religion percent
Christianity
 
 90.23%
Islam
 
 0.39%
Buddhism
 
 0.12%
Other
 
 9.26%

Infrastructure Edit

Møre og Romsdal is served by nine airports, of which only the four airports located near the four largest centres have regular domestic flights. The largest airport in the county is Ålesund Airport, Vigra, which offers the only scheduled international routes from any airport in Møre og Romsdal. Ålesund Airport had 732,614 passengers in 2006. Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget, had 364,350 passengers in 2007, while Molde Airport, Årø, had 401,292, down from 444,677 in 2006. Ørsta–Volda Airport, Hovden, had 49,842 passengers in 2006. None of the airports in Møre og Romsdal offer regular flights to each other.[13]

In 2007, Møre og Romsdal had 6,339 kilometres (3,939 mi) of public roads, an increase of 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) since the previous year, as well as 4,258 kilometres (2,646 mi) of private roads, 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) more than in 2006.[14]

There is one railway, the Rauma Line, which starts at Åndalsnes and connects to the main railway network of Norway. Public buses are operated by the county, using the brand name Fram.

History Edit

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1951191,621—    
1961213,286+11.3%
1971223,709+4.9%
1981236,062+5.5%
1991238,278+0.9%
2001243,810+2.3%
2011253,904+4.1%
2021?282,661+11.3%
2031?303,810+7.5%
Source: Statistics Norway[1].[15]

The county (with its current borders) was established in 1671 - but after just four years (in 1675) it was divided into two amts (counties): Romsdal (which included Nordmøre) and Sunnmøre (which included Nordfjord). In 1680 (only 5 years later), Sunnmøre (including Nordfjord) was merged into Bergenhus amt. Then in 1689 (another 9 years later), the three regions of Romsdal, Sunnmøre, and Nordmøre were again merged into one amt/county: Romsdalen. Then in 1701 (another 11 years later) Romsdalen amt was split and divided between Trondhjems amt (which got Romsdal and Nordmøre) and Bergenhus amt (which got Sunnmøre). In 1704 (a mere 4 years later), the three regions of Romsdal, Sunnmøre, and Nordmøre were again merged into one county. The borders of the county have not been changed much since 1704. The annex parish of Vinje within the larger Hemne parish was transferred from Romsdalens amt to Søndre Trondhjems amt in 1838 (according to the 1838 Formannskapsdistrikt law, a parish could no longer be divided between two counties, so Vinje had to be in the same county as the rest of the parish).

 
Edøy Church

On 1 January 2019, the municipality of Rindal was transferred from Møre og Romsdal county to the neighboring Trøndelag county. On 1 January 2020, the municipality of Halsa became part of the new municipality of Heim in Trøndelag county.

In 2019, archaeologists from the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research, using large-scale high-resolution radar technology, determined that a 17-meter-long Viking ship was buried on the island of Edøya near Edøy Church. They estimate the ship's age as over 1,000 years: from the Merovingian or Viking period; the group planned to conduct additional searches in the area. A similar burial was found previously by a NIKU team in 2018, in Gjellestad.[16]

Parishes Edit

Main article: List of churches in Møre og Romsdal

Villages Edit

Main article: list of villages in Møre og Romsdal

Former Municipalities Edit

Main article: list of former municipalities of Norway

See also Edit

References Edit

  1. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  3. ^ Norske stedsnavn/stadnamn. Oslo: Grøndahl. 1975. p. 72. ISBN 8250401042.
  4. ^ Norsk allkunnebok. Oslo: Fonna. 1959.
  5. ^ Norske stedsnavn/stadnamn. Oslo: Grøndahl. 1975. p. 71. ISBN 8250401042.
  6. ^ "Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen". Heraldry of the World. from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Population in densely and sparsely populated areas. County. 1. January" (in Norwegian). Statistics Norway. 2018. from the original on 14 May 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  8. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2022). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality". from the original on 14 May 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  9. ^ List of Norwegian municipality numbers
  10. ^ moderniseringsdepartementet, Kommunal-og (27 October 2017). "Nye kommune- og fylkesnummer fra 2020". Regjeringen.no (in Norwegian). from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  11. ^ "Statistics Norway - Church of Norway". Archived from the original on 16 July 2012.
  12. ^ . Archived from the original on 2 November 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
  13. ^ . Archived from the original on 11 March 2008. Retrieved 10 June 2008.
  14. ^ "Statistikkbanken" (in Norwegian). Statistics Norway. 2007. Archived from the original on 23 February 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
  15. ^ "Statistikkbanken". archive.ph. 26 May 2012. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  16. ^ "Ancient Viking ship discovered buried next to the church using breakthrough georadar technology". The Independent. 27 November 2019. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2019. This will certainly be of great historical significance, archaeologists say

External links Edit

  • Møre og Romsdal county
  •   Media related to Møre og Romsdal at Wikimedia Commons
  •   Møre og Romsdal travel guide from Wikivoyage

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73750 7 15833CountryNorwayCountyMore og RomsdalDistrictWestern NorwayEstablished1671Administrative centreMoldeGovernment BodyMore og Romsdal County Municipality Governor 2022 Else May Norderhus Ap County mayor 2011 Tove Lise Torve Ap Area Total14 356 km2 5 543 sq mi Land13 840 km2 5 340 sq mi Water516 km2 199 sq mi 3 6 Rank 9 in NorwayPopulation 2021 Total265 544 Rank 9 in Norway Density19 2 km2 50 sq mi Change 10 years 5 6 DemonymsSunnmoringer Nordmoringer and Romsdalinger 1 Official language 2 Norwegian formNynorskTime zoneUTC 01 00 CET Summer DST UTC 02 00 CEST ISO 3166 codeNO 15Income per capita 139 200 kr 2001 GDP per capita 243 412 kr 2001 GDP national rank 6 in Norway 3 89 of country WebsiteOfficial websiteData from Statistics Norway Contents 1 Name 2 Coat of arms 3 Geography 3 1 Settlements 3 2 Municipalities 4 Infrastructure 5 History 6 Parishes 7 Villages 8 Former Municipalities 9 See also 10 References 11 External linksName Edit nbsp Map of the three districts in the county Green is Sunnmore purple is Romsdal and blue is Nordmore The name More og Romsdal was created in 1936 The first element refers to the districts of Nordmore and Sunnmore and the last element refers to Romsdal Until 1919 the county was called Romsdalens amt and from 1919 to 1935 More fylke For hundreds of years 1660 1919 the region was called Romsdalen amt after the Romsdalen valley in the present day Rauma Municipality The Old Norse form of the name was Raumsdalr The first element is the genitive case of the name Raumr derived from the name of the river Rauma i e The Dale of Rauma Raumr may refer to stream or current 3 or to booming or thundering waterfalls like Sletta waterfall 4 A purely legendary approach to the name refers to Raum the Old one of the sons of Nor the eponymous Saga King of Norway citation needed disputed discuss Since the majority of the residents of the county lived in the Sunnmore region there was some controversy over the name In 1919 many of the old county names were changed and this county was renamed More fylke The name More was chosen to represent the region where the majority of the county residents lived That name is dative of Old Norse Mǿrr a Mǿri and it is probably derived from the word marr referring to something wet like bog common along the outer coast or the sea itself The name is interpreted as coastland or bogland More was originally the name of the coastal area from Stad and north including most of Fosen 5 There is also a coastal district in Sweden that has the same name More The change in name from Romsdalen to More was controversial and it did not sit well with the residents of the Romsdal region Finally in 1936 the name was changed again to a compromise name More og Romsdal English More and Romsdal The ambiguous designation moring person from More is used strictly about people from Nordmore and less frequently for people from Sunnmore excluding the people from Romsdal while consequently romsdaling person from Romsdal is used about the latter Coat of arms EditThe coat of arms was granted on 15 March 1978 It shows three gold colored Viking ships on a blue background Shipping and shipbuilding were historically very important to the region so boats were chosen as the symbol of the arms The masts on the Viking ships form crosses which symbolize the strong Christian and religious beliefs as well as the strong religious organisations in the county There are three boats to represent the three districts of the county Sunnmore Romsdal and Nordmore 6 Geography EditTraditionally the county has been divided into three districts From north to south these are Nordmore Romsdal and Sunnmore Although the districts do not have separate governments and despite modern road sea and air connections throughout the county the three districts still have their own identities in many ways Historically speaking connections have been stronger between Nordmore and Sor Trondelag to the north Romsdal and Oppland to the east and Sunnmore and Sogn og Fjordane to the south than internally Differences in dialects between the three districts bear clear evidence of this Due to geographical features the county has many populated islands and is intersected by several deep fjords Due to its difficult terrain More og Romsdal has been very dependent on boat traffic and its main car ferry company MRF has existed since 1921 Settlements Edit More og Romsdal has six settlements with town status The largest three Alesund Kristiansund and Molde were towns long before 1993 when municipalities were given the legal authority to grant town status rather than just the King and government This change in law led to an increase in the number of towns Fosnavag Andalsnes and Ulsteinvik were all added after this time The county contains many other urban settlements as defined by Statistics Norway without town status every municipality except for Halsa and Smola contains at least one As of 1 January 2018 there were 192 331 people about 72 percent of the population living in densely populated areas in the county while only 73 946 people lived in sparsely populated areas 7 The population density is highest near the coast with all of the county s towns located on saltwater The largest town in the county is Alesund with a population of 52 626 in the agglomeration which it forms together with parts of Sula Rank Town Urban Area Municipality Region Population 2022 8 1 Alesund Alesund Sula Sunnmore 54 9832 Molde Molde Romsdal 21 4173 Kristiansund Kristiansund Nordmore 18 0474 Orsta Orsta Sunnmore 7 2525 Volda Volda Sunnmore 6 8916 Ulsteinvik Ulstein Sunnmore 5 9367 Aure Sykkylven Sunnmore 4 3148 Nordstrand Giske Sunnmore 4 2629 Sunndalsora Sunndal Nordmore 3 90710 Hareid Hareid Sunnmore 3 467Municipalities Edit More og Romsdal has a total of 26 municipalities 9 10 MunicipalNumber Name Adm Centre Location inthe county Established Includes former municipalities 1505 nbsp Kristiansund Kristiansund nbsp 1 Jan 2008 1554 Bremsnes part 1555 Grip1556 Frei1506 nbsp Molde Molde nbsp 1 Jan 2020 1542 Eresfjord og Vistdal1543 Nesset1544 Bolsoy1545 Midsund1545 Sor Aukra1507 nbsp Alesund Alesund nbsp 1 Jan 2020 1523 Orskog1529 Skodje1530 Vatne1531 Borgund1534 Haram1546 Sandoy part 1511 nbsp Vanylven Fiskabygd nbsp 1 Jan 1838 1512 Syvde1513 Rovde part 1514 nbsp Sande Larsnes nbsp 1 Jan 1867 1513 Rovde part 1515 nbsp Heroy Fosnavag nbsp 1 Jan 18381516 nbsp Ulstein Ulsteinvik nbsp 1 Jan 18381517 nbsp Hareid Hareid nbsp 1 Jan 19171520 nbsp Orsta Orsta nbsp 1 Aug 1883 1521 Vartdal1522 Hjorundfjord1525 nbsp Stranda Stranda nbsp 1 Jan 1838 1523 Sunnylven1528 nbsp Sykkylven Aure nbsp 1 Aug 18831531 nbsp Sula Langevag nbsp 1 Jan 19771532 nbsp Giske Valderhaugstrand nbsp 1 Jan 1908 1533 Vigra1535 nbsp Vestnes Vestnes nbsp 1 Jan 1838 1536 Tresfjord1539 nbsp Rauma Andalsnes nbsp 1 Jan 1964 1537 Voll1537 Eid og Voll1538 Eid1539 Grytten1540 Hen1541 Veoy part 1547 nbsp Aukra Falkhytta nbsp 1 Jan 1838 1546 Sandoy part 1554 nbsp Averoy Bruhagen nbsp 1 Jan 1964 1552 Kornstad1553 Kvernes1554 Bremsnes1557 nbsp Gjemnes Batnfjordsora nbsp 1 Sep 1893 1553 Kvernes part 1558 Ore1560 nbsp Tingvoll Tingvollvagen nbsp 1 Jan 1838 1559 Straumsnes1564 Stangvik part 1563 nbsp Sunndal Sunndalsora nbsp 1 Jan 1838 1561 Oksendal1562 Alvundeid1564 Stangvik part 1566 nbsp Surnadal Skei nbsp 1 Jan 1838 1564 Stangvik part 1565 Asskard1573 nbsp Smola Hopen nbsp 1 Jan 1960 1573 Edoy1574 Brattvaer1575 Hopen1576 nbsp Aure Aure nbsp 1 Jan 1838 1568 Stemshaug1570 Valsoyfjord1572 Tustna1577 nbsp Volda Volda nbsp 1 Jan 1838 1444 Hornindal1518 Dalsfjord1578 nbsp Fjord Stordal nbsp 1 Jan 2020 1524 Norddal1526 Stordal1579 nbsp Hustadvika Elnesvagen nbsp 1 Jan 2020 1548 Fraena1549 Bud1550 Hustad1551 EideReligion in More og Romsdal 11 12 religion percentChristianity 90 23 Islam 0 39 Buddhism 0 12 Other 9 26 Infrastructure EditMore og Romsdal is served by nine airports of which only the four airports located near the four largest centres have regular domestic flights The largest airport in the county is Alesund Airport Vigra which offers the only scheduled international routes from any airport in More og Romsdal Alesund Airport had 732 614 passengers in 2006 Kristiansund Airport Kvernberget had 364 350 passengers in 2007 while Molde Airport Aro had 401 292 down from 444 677 in 2006 Orsta Volda Airport Hovden had 49 842 passengers in 2006 None of the airports in More og Romsdal offer regular flights to each other 13 In 2007 More og Romsdal had 6 339 kilometres 3 939 mi of public roads an increase of 5 kilometres 3 1 mi since the previous year as well as 4 258 kilometres 2 646 mi of private roads 7 kilometres 4 3 mi more than in 2006 14 There is one railway the Rauma Line which starts at Andalsnes and connects to the main railway network of Norway Public buses are operated by the county using the brand name Fram History EditHistorical populationYearPop 1951191 621 1961213 286 11 3 1971223 709 4 9 1981236 062 5 5 1991238 278 0 9 2001243 810 2 3 2011253 904 4 1 2021 282 661 11 3 2031 303 810 7 5 Source Statistics Norway 1 15 The county with its current borders was established in 1671 but after just four years in 1675 it was divided into two amts counties Romsdal which included Nordmore and Sunnmore which included Nordfjord In 1680 only 5 years later Sunnmore including Nordfjord was merged into Bergenhus amt Then in 1689 another 9 years later the three regions of Romsdal Sunnmore and Nordmore were again merged into one amt county Romsdalen Then in 1701 another 11 years later Romsdalen amt was split and divided between Trondhjems amt which got Romsdal and Nordmore and Bergenhus amt which got Sunnmore In 1704 a mere 4 years later the three regions of Romsdal Sunnmore and Nordmore were again merged into one county The borders of the county have not been changed much since 1704 The annex parish of Vinje within the larger Hemne parish was transferred from Romsdalens amt to Sondre Trondhjems amt in 1838 according to the 1838 Formannskapsdistrikt law a parish could no longer be divided between two counties so Vinje had to be in the same county as the rest of the parish nbsp Edoy ChurchOn 1 January 2019 the municipality of Rindal was transferred from More og Romsdal county to the neighboring Trondelag county On 1 January 2020 the municipality of Halsa became part of the new municipality of Heim in Trondelag county In 2019 archaeologists from the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research using large scale high resolution radar technology determined that a 17 meter long Viking ship was buried on the island of Edoya near Edoy Church They estimate the ship s age as over 1 000 years from the Merovingian or Viking period the group planned to conduct additional searches in the area A similar burial was found previously by a NIKU team in 2018 in Gjellestad 16 Parishes EditMain article List of churches in More og Romsdal Aukra Akero Aure Austefjord Bergmo Bjorke Bolsoy Borgund Brattvag Brattvaer Bremsnes Bud Boe Dalsfjord Edoy Old Edoy Eid Eide Eikesdal Ellingsoy Eresfjord Fiksdal Fjortoft Frei Fredoe Fraena Geiranger Giske Gjemnes Gjora Godoy Grip Grytten Gullstein Gursken Halsa Hamnsund Haram Hareid Haroy Hen Heroy Hildre Hjorundfjord Hof Holm Hopen Hov Hustad Ikornnes Indre Fraena Indre Heroy Indre Sula Kilsfjord Kirkelandet Kleive Kornstad Kors Kristiansund Kvernes Kvernes Stave Langevag Larsnes Leikanger Liabygda Mo Molde Myrbostad Nesset Nord Aukra Nord Heggdal Nordbyen Norddal Nordlandet Otroy Otteroy Ranes Skei Rindal Roald Romfo Rovde Robekk Rod Rodven Rodven Stave Rovik Saint Jetmund Sande Sandoy Sekken Sira Church Nesset Skarbovik Skei Skodje Smola Spjelkavik Stangvik Stemshaug Old Stordal Stordal Stranda Straumsnes Sunndal Sunnylven Surnadal Surendal Sykkylven Sylte Syvde Sor Aukra Sor Tustna Tingvoll Todalen Tresfjord Tustna Ulstein Valderoy Valsoyfjord Vanylven Vartdal Vatne Vestnes Veoy Old Veoy Vigra Vike Vistdal Volda Voll Volsdalen Vagstranda Vagoy Ytre Fraena Oksendal Ore Orskog Orsta Overdalen Ovre Rindal Oye Alesund Alvundeid Aram Asskard Kristiansund Branch LDS 1904 1923 Alesund Branch LDS early 1923 Villages EditMain article list of villages in More og Romsdal Alnes Angvik Aukrasanden Aure Aure Aure Sykkylven Austnes Batnfjordsora Boggestranda Brandal Brattvag Bremsnes Bruhagen Bud Dravlaus Dyrkorn Eggesbones Eide Eidsbygda Eidsdal Eidsvik Eidsvag Eikesdalen Eiksund Elnesvagen Eresfjord Fiksdal Fiskabygd Flemma Flaskjer Fyrde Geiranger Gjemnes Gjora Glaerem Grip Groa Gullstein Gursken Haddal Halsanaustan Hareid Hausbygda Heggem Helle Hellesylt Helsem Hjelset Hjorungavag Hoelsand Hoffland Hollingen Hopen Hovland Hustad Ikornnes Innfjorden Isfjorden Jordalsgrenda Kleive Kornstad Kvalsund Kvernes Karvag Langevag Larsnes Langoy Leikong Leira Leitebakk Liabygda Liaboen Longva Lovika Malme Malmefjorden Mauseidvag Midsund Mittet Mo Myklebost Sandoy Myklebost Vanylven Myklebostad Myklebost Mandalen Nedre Frei Nesjestranda Nord Heggdal Norddal Nordstrand Ona Rausand Rensvik Roald Romfo Rovdane Raket Robekk Rodven Rossoyvagen Rovika Sande Sjoholt Skei Skodje Slagnes Spjelkavik Stangvik Steinshamn Stemshaug Stordal Store Standal Stranda Straumgjerde Straumshamn Sunndalsora Surnadalsora Sylte Fraena Sylte Norddal Sylte Surnadal Syvde Solsnes Sovik Saebo Saetre Tafjord Tennfjord Tingvollvagen Todalen Todalsora Tomrefjord Tornes Torvikbukt Tresfjord Tusvik Tommervag Valle Valsoybotnen Valsoyfjord Varhaugvika Vatne Veblungsnes Veiholmen Verma Vestnes Vevang Vik Vikebukt Visnes Vistdal Volda Voll Vagstranda Oksendalsora Ore Orsta Afarnes Aheim Alvund Alvundeidet Aram Arset AsskardFormer Municipalities EditMain article list of former municipalities of Norway Bolsoy Borgund Brattvaer Bremsnes Bud Dalsfjord Edoy Eid Eid og Voll Eide Eresfjord og Vistdal Frei Fraena Grip Grytten Halsa Haram Hen Hjorundfjord Hopen Hustad Kornstad Kvernes Midsund Nesset Norddal Rovde Sandoy Skodje Stangvik Stemshaug Stordal Straumsnes Sunnylven Syvde Sor Aukra Tresfjord Tustna Valsoyfjord Vartdal Vatne Veoy Vigra Voll Oksendal Ore Orskog Alvundeid AsskardSee also EditAugustinius Neldal LossiusReferences Edit Navn pa steder og personer Innbyggjarnamn in Norwegian Sprakradet Forskrift om malvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar in Norwegian Lovdata no Norske stedsnavn stadnamn Oslo Grondahl 1975 p 72 ISBN 8250401042 Norsk allkunnebok Oslo Fonna 1959 Norske stedsnavn stadnamn Oslo Grondahl 1975 p 71 ISBN 8250401042 Civic heraldry of Norway Norske Kommunevapen Heraldry of the World Archived from the original on 6 February 2023 Retrieved 24 March 2019 Population in densely and sparsely populated areas County 1 January in Norwegian Statistics Norway 2018 Archived from the original on 14 May 2020 Retrieved 24 March 2019 Statistisk sentralbyra 1 January 2022 Urban settlements Population and area by municipality Archived from the original on 14 May 2020 Retrieved 24 March 2019 List of Norwegian municipality numbers moderniseringsdepartementet Kommunal og 27 October 2017 Nye kommune og fylkesnummer fra 2020 Regjeringen no in Norwegian Archived from the original on 21 January 2022 Retrieved 21 January 2022 Statistics Norway Church of Norway Archived from the original on 16 July 2012 Statistics Norway Members of religious and life stance communities outside the Church of Norway by religion life stance County 2006 2010 Archived from the original on 2 November 2011 Retrieved 9 August 2011 Avinor no Archived from the original on 11 March 2008 Retrieved 10 June 2008 Statistikkbanken in Norwegian Statistics Norway 2007 Archived from the original on 23 February 2013 Retrieved 11 June 2008 Statistikkbanken archive ph 26 May 2012 Archived from the original on 26 May 2012 Retrieved 21 January 2022 Ancient Viking ship discovered buried next to the church using breakthrough georadar technology The Independent 27 November 2019 Archived from the original on 18 June 2022 Retrieved 27 November 2019 This will certainly be of great historical significance archaeologists sayExternal links EditMore og Romsdal county nbsp Media related to More og Romsdal at Wikimedia Commons nbsp More og Romsdal travel guide from Wikivoyage Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title More og Romsdal amp oldid 1156328109, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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