Stangvik

For other uses, see Stangvik (disambiguation).

Stangvik^[2] is a village in Surnadal Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located along the Stangvikfjorden, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of the villages of Surnadalsøra and Skei. The village lies in a small valley along the fjord, with the 890-metre (2,920 ft) tall mountain Strengen lying just east of the village.

Stangvik
Village
View of the village (early 1900s)
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Coordinates: 62.9169°N 8.4718°E / 62.9169; 8.4718
Country	Norway
Region	Western Norway
County	Møre og Romsdal
District	Nordmøre
Municipality	Surnadal Municipality
Elevation [1]	49 m (161 ft)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	6642 Stangvik

The village is home to Stangvik Church. County Road 6144 runs through the village, along the coast of the fjord.

History

The village was the administrative centre of the old Stangvik Municipality from 1838 until its dissolution in 1965.^[3]