Sunndal (municipality)
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Basic data | ||
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 | ||
Norwegian municipalityinFylke Møre og Romsdal. The administrative seat and at the same time the largest town in the municipality isSunndalsøra.
is aSunndal 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