Grip (municipality)
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Grip (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈɡriːp]) is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. With a land area of only 0.48 square kilometres (120 acres) and a population of 104, Grip was the smallest municipality in Norway during its existence from 1897 until it merged with Kristiansund in 1964. Grip municipality included all the islands in the Grip archipelago. The administrative centre of the municipality was the one fishing village in the municipality, known as Gripholmen, where the historic Grip Stave Church is located.[3]
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Grip Municipality
Grip herred | |
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Coordinates: 63.2195°N 7.5931°E / 63.2195; 7.5931 | |
Country | Norway |
County | Møre og Romsdal |
District | Nordmøre |
Established | 1 Jan 1897 |
Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
• Succeeded by | Kristiansund Municipality |
Administrative centre | Gripholmen |
Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 0.48 km2 (0.19 sq mi) |
Population (1964) | |
• Total | 104 |
• Rank | #744 (last) in Norway |
• Density | 220/km2 (560/sq mi) |
Demonym | Gripværing[1] |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1555[2] |
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