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Fjord (municipality)

Coordinates: 62°18′13″N 7°15′28″E / 62.3037°N 7.2578°E / 62.3037; 7.2578
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Fjord Municipality
Fjord kommune
Municipality
Coat of arms of Fjord Municipality
Coat of arms
Møre og Romsdal within Norway
Møre og Romsdal within Norway
Fjord within Møre og Romsdal
Fjord within Møre og Romsdal
Coordinates: 62°18′13″N 7°15′28″E / 62.3037°N 7.2578°E / 62.3037; 7.2578
CountryNorway
CountyMøre og Romsdal
DistrictSunnmøre
Established1 Jan 2020
Administrative centreStordal
Government
 • Mayor (2020)Eva Hove (Ap)
Area
 • Total
1,190.58 km2 (459.69 sq mi)
 • Land1,144.09 km2 (441.74 sq mi)
 • Water46.49 km2 (17.95 sq mi)  3.9%
Official language
[1]
 • Norwegian formNynorsk
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1578[2]
WebsiteOfficial website
Data from Statistics Norway

Fjord is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sunnmøre. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Stordal. Other villages in the municipality include Valldal, Eidsdal, Norddal, Tafjord, Fjørå/Selboskarbygda, Sylte

The 1,191-square-kilometre (460 sq mi) municipality will have a population of approximately 2,642 (using 2018 population numbers).[3][4]

General information

The municipality was established on 1 January 2020 after the government of Norway approved the merger of the two neighboring municipalities of Stordal and Norddal.[5]

Coat of arms

The new coat of arms for the municipality will be blue and white depiction of mountains on either side of a fjord, symbolizing the Storfjorden which flows through the municipality.[6]

Churches

The Church of Norway has one parish (sokn) within the municipality of Norddal. It is part of the Austre Sunnmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre.

Churches in Fjord
Parish (sokn) Church name Location of the church Year built
Norddal Norddal Church Norddal 1782
Sylte Church Sylte 1863
Stordal Stordal Church Stordal 1907
Old Stordal Church
(Rosekyrkja)*		 Stordal 1789
*The Rosekyrkja has been a museum church since 1908.

Geography

Fjord municipality is located along the inner Storfjorden and around the Norddalsfjorden and the Tafjorden which flow west to east. The majority of the municipality lies east and south of the fjord, while a small uninhabited mountainous area on the west side of the fjord is also part of Fjord. Ytste Skotet is a preserved historic farm/museum that is located on the steep mountainsides on the west side of the fjord. Most of the municipality surrounds the Stordalen valley and the Valldalen valley, both on the east side of the fjord.[7]

The large Valldalen valley runs to the northeast from the Norddalsfjorden. The valleys are surrounded by the Tafjordfjella mountain range. The mountains Puttegga, Karitinden, and Tordsnose sit on the eastern border of the municipality. The mountain Høgstolen lies in the northern part of the municipality. Reinheimen National Park is located partially in the municipality of Fjord.

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Fjord, are responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of elected representatives, which in turn elects a mayor.[8] The municipality falls under the Sunnmøre District Court and the Frostating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Fjord is made up of 23 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the council is as follows:

Fjord kommunestyre 2020–2024 [9]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 5
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 1
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 6
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 8
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 2
Total number of members:23

References

  1. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  2. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (2023-01-26). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  3. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå (2018). "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2019-08-04.
  4. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2019-08-04.
  5. ^ "Fjord kommune" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2019-08-18.
  6. ^ Maurstad, Britt Ingunn (2019-06-21). "Jordbær og sinking måtte vike for fjord og fjell". Storfjordnytt (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2019-08-18.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference snl was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Hansen, Tore, ed. (2016-05-12). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  9. ^ "Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2019 - Møre og Romsdal" (in Norwegian). Statistics Norway. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
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