Sunndal (municipality)
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| Commune number : | 1563 | ||
| Province (county) : | Møre and Romsdal | ||
| Administrative headquarters: | Sunndalsøra | ||
| Coordinates : | 62 ° 40 ′ N , 8 ° 37 ′ E | ||
| Surface: | 1,713.37 km² | ||
| Residents: | 7,036 (Feb 27, 2020) | ||
| Population density : | 4 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Language form : | neutral | ||
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| Mayor : | Ståle Refsti ( Ap ) (2019) | ||
| Location in the province of Møre og Romsdal | |||
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is aNorwegian municipalityinFylke Møre og Romsdal. The administrative seat and at the same time the largest town in the municipality isSunndalsøra.
Sunndal is located at the southeastern end of the Sunndalsfjord , the southern continuation of which is the Sunndal . In the northeast of the municipality of Sunndal is the Trollheimen mountain landscape , in the southeast of the Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella National Park .
Sunndal is of touristic importance as a starting point for hikes in Trollheimen. In Sunndalsøra, Riksvei 62 branches off from Riksvei 70 , which connects Oppdal and Kristiansund , towards Molde . Economically significant is the large aluminum plant of Norsk Hydro in Sunndalsøra with its approximately 900 employees.
Personalities
- Jonas Rein (1760–1821), pastor and poet
- Hagbard Berner (1836–1920), politician and editor
- Nils Trædal (1879–1948), clergyman and politician
- Morten Ørsal Johansen (* 1964), politician
- Margit Walsø (* 1968), writer, publisher and curator
Web links
- Sunndal in the store norske leksikon (Norwegian)
Individual evidence
