The village is the shopping and industry center of the municipality. It lies along Norwegian County Road 60, and there is a ferry connection to the village of Liabygda, across the fjord. The village of Helsem lies about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of Stranda. Stranda Church is located in Stranda. The newspaper Sunnmøringen is published in Stranda.[4]
At 10:00 p.m. on 8 January 1731, a landslide with an estimated volume of 6,000,000 cubic metres (7,800,000 cubic yards) fell from a height of 500 metres (1,600 ft) on the slope of the mountain Skafjell into the Storfjorden opposite Stranda. The slide generated a megatsunami 30 metres (98 ft) in height that struck Stranda, flooding the area for 100 metres (328 ft) inland and destroying the church and all but two boathouses, as well as many boats. Damaging waves struck as far as way as Ørskog. The waves killed 17 people. It was the first natural disaster in Norway to be reported and documented in historic time.[5]
References
^ abcStatistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2018). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
^"Stranda (Møre og Romsdal)". yr.no. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
stranda, møre, romsdal, this, article, about, village, county, norway, municipality, stranda, municipality, stranda, administrative, centre, stranda, municipality, møre, romsdal, county, norway, village, located, western, shore, storfjorden, square, kilometre,. This article is about the village in Stranda More og Romsdal county Norway For the municipality see Stranda Municipality Stranda is the administrative centre of Stranda Municipality in More og Romsdal county Norway The village is located on the western shore of the Storfjorden 3 The 2 4 square kilometre 590 acre village has a population 2018 of 2 969 and a population density of 1 237 inhabitants per square kilometre 3 200 sq mi This is the largest urban area in the municipality 1 StrandaVillageView of the villageStrandaLocation in More og RomsdalShow map of More og RomsdalStrandaStranda Norway Show map of NorwayCoordinates 62 18 31 N 6 56 14 E 62 3086 N 6 9372 E 62 3086 6 9372 Coordinates 62 18 31 N 6 56 14 E 62 3086 N 6 9372 E 62 3086 6 9372CountryNorwayRegionWestern NorwayCountyMore og RomsdalDistrictSunnmoreMunicipalityStranda MunicipalityArea 1 Total2 4 km2 0 9 sq mi Elevation 2 30 m 100 ft Population 2018 1 Total2 969 Density1 237 km2 3 200 sq mi Time zoneUTC 01 00 CET Summer DST UTC 02 00 CEST Post Code6200 StrandaThe village is the shopping and industry center of the municipality It lies along Norwegian County Road 60 and there is a ferry connection to the village of Liabygda across the fjord The village of Helsem lies about 2 kilometres 1 2 mi south of Stranda Stranda Church is located in Stranda The newspaper Sunnmoringen is published in Stranda 4 At 10 00 p m on 8 January 1731 a landslide with an estimated volume of 6 000 000 cubic metres 7 800 000 cubic yards fell from a height of 500 metres 1 600 ft on the slope of the mountain Skafjell into the Storfjorden opposite Stranda The slide generated a megatsunami 30 metres 98 ft in height that struck Stranda flooding the area for 100 metres 328 ft inland and destroying the church and all but two boathouses as well as many boats Damaging waves struck as far as way as Orskog The waves killed 17 people It was the first natural disaster in Norway to be reported and documented in historic time 5 References Edit a b c Statistisk sentralbyra 1 January 2018 Urban settlements Population and area by municipality Stranda More og Romsdal yr no Retrieved 2019 08 25 Store norske leksikon Stranda tettstedet in Norwegian Retrieved 2013 06 29 Store norske leksikon Sunnmoringen Hoel Christer The Skafjell Rock Avalanche in 1731 fjords com Retrieved 23 June 2020 This More og Romsdal location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stranda More og Romsdal amp oldid 1023479771, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
