Fjord (municipality)
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| Commune number : | 1578 | ||
| Province (county) : | Møre and Romsdal | ||
| Administrative headquarters: | Sylte | ||
| Coordinates : | 62 ° 18 ′ N , 7 ° 15 ′ E | ||
| Surface: | 1,190.58 km² | ||
| Residents: | 2,549 (Feb 27, 2020) | ||
| Population density : | 2 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Language form : | Nynorsk | ||
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| Mayor : | Eva Hove ( Ap ) (2019) | ||
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Fjord is a municipality in Fylke Møre og Romsdal , Norway , which has existed since January 1, 2020. It consists of the former municipalities of Norddal and Stordal and has 2549 inhabitants (as of February 27, 2020). The administrative seat is the place Sylte .
geography
The municipality borders in the southwest on Stranda , in the west on Sykkylven , in the north on Ålesund and Vestnes , in the northeast on Rauma and in the southeast on Skjåk in Fylke Innlandet . The highest point is Puttegga with a height of 1999 moh.
As in most municipalities in the province of Møre og Romsdal Nynorsk , the official language form is the rarer of the two written languages.
history
The municipality was founded as part of the state- wide municipal reform on January 1, 2020 and consists of the former municipalities of Norddal and Stordal. The name of the municipality is not historically anchored. The Norwegian Language Council criticized the naming of the municipality because it is not a place name, but rather a general geographical term.
In Stordal there is the Stordal gamle kirke , a wooden church from 1789. The church of Norddal was built in 1782 in the Baroque style, the church of Sylte dates from 1863.
In 1934 a stone slide occurred in Tafjord, which is one of the worst natural disasters in Norway. The stone slide triggered several tidal waves that resulted in the deaths of 40 people.
economy
Agriculture is more important to the municipality's economy . Cattle, sheep and goat breeding as well as fruit and berry growing are particularly widespread. In the industrial sector, furniture production and the food sector are the most important employers. Another important source of income is tourism.
coat of arms
The coat of arms is supposed to represent a picture of the fjord community itself, with the different parts of the fjord landscape with water and sky in between. It was designed by Dag Øistein Endsjø .
Web links
- Fjord in the store norske leksikon (Norwegian)
- Facts about the fjord from Statistisk sentralbyrå (Norwegian)
- official website (Norwegian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistisk sentralbyrå - Befolkning
- ↑ Høyeste fjelltopp i hver commune. Kartverket, September 1, 2015, accessed on July 7, 2020 (Norwegian Bokmål).
- ↑ Forskrift om målvedtak i Kommunar og fylkeskommunar (målvedtaksforskrifta). In: Lovdata. January 6, 2020, accessed July 8, 2020 (Norwegian).
- ↑ Kommunal-og moderniseringsdepartementet: Nye kommune- og fylkesnummer fra 2020. October 27, 2017, accessed on July 8, 2020 (Norwegian).
- ↑ Einar Orten Trovåg: Trassa Språkrådet fordi dei ville ha fleire Google-søk - sjå alle dei nye communenamna. In: NRK. September 30, 2018, accessed July 8, 2020 (Norwegian Nynorsk).
- ↑ Astor Furseth: Tafjordulykka - Geo365. In: Geo365. Retrieved July 8, 2020 (Norwegian Bokmål).
- ^ Geir Thorsnæs: Fjord . In: Store norske leksikon . February 26, 2020 ( snl.no [accessed July 8, 2020]).
- ↑ fjord.kommune.no. Retrieved July 7, 2020 (Norwegian).
- ↑ Universitetet i Oslo. Retrieved July 7, 2020 (Norwegian).
