Valsøyfjord (municipality)
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Valsøyfjord is a former municipality that was located in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The 156-square-kilometre (60 sq mi) municipality existed from 1894 until 1965. The municipality included the land surrounding the Valsøyfjorden and its entrance at the Arasvikfjorden in the present-day municipalities of Aure (in Møre og Romsdal county) and Heim (now in Trøndelag county). It included a small part of island of Ertvågøya and the whole island of Valsøya as well on the mainland. The main church for the municipality, Valsøyfjord Church was located in the village of Valsøyfjord. The administrative centre was the village of Engan. Other villages in the municipality included Arasvika, Valsøybotnen, and Hjellnes.[3]
Valsøyfjord Municipality
Valsøyfjord herred | |
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Valsøfjorden herred (historic name) | |
Coordinates: 63°08′16″N 08°29′27″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Møre og Romsdal |
District | Nordmøre |
Established | 1 Jan 1894 |
• Preceded by | Aure Municipality |
Disestablished | 1 Jan 1965 |
• Succeeded by | Halsa and Aure |
Administrative centre | Engan |
Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 156 km2 (60 sq mi) |
Population (1965) | |
• Total | 1,245 |
• Density | 8.0/km2 (21/sq mi) |
Demonym | Valsøyfjording[1] |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1570[2] |