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| Hareid kommune | |||
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| Coordinates: 62°21′51″N 6°0′5″E / 62.36417°N 6.00139°ECoordinates: 62°21′51″N 6°0′5″E / 62.36417°N 6.00139°E | |||
| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Møre og Romsdal | ||
| District | Sunnmøre | ||
| Administrative centre | Hareid | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor (2007) | Hans Gisle Holstad (Ap) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 82.32 km2 (31.8 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 76.87 km2 (29.7 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 5.45 km2 (2.1 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 397 in Norway | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • Total | 4,859 | ||
| • Rank | 205 in Norway | ||
| • Density | 63.2/km2 (163.7/sq mi) | ||
| • Change (10 years) | 2.3 % | ||
| Demonym | Hareidstøling[1] | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1517 | ||
| Official language form | Nynorsk | ||
| Website | www.hareid.kommune.no | ||
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Hareid is a village and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre region. The administrative centre is the village of Hareid. The other main population centers are Brandal and Hjørungavåg.
It is situated on the coast of Sunnmøre, on an island named Hareidlandet, which it shared with the municipality of Ulstein and of which it is regarded by many as the commercial capital. Hareid is regarded as the cultural capital with its annual 'Hareidsstemne' and many choirs. It is also an important traffic hub in Sunnmøre and is connected by ferry to Ålesund and Valderøy. The municipality is connected to the mainland via the Eiksund Bridge and Eiksund Tunnel through Ulstein.
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[edit] General information
The municipality of Hareid was established on 1 January 1917 when it was separated from Ulstein to form a municipality of its own. The initial population was 2,310. On 1 July 1958, the western part of the island of Sula (population: 68) was transferred from Hareid to the municipality of Borgund.[2]
[edit] Name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Hareid farm (Old Norse: Haðareið), since the first church was built there. The first element is the genitive case of the name of the island Hǫð (now Hareidlandet) and the last element is eið which means "isthmus". The meaning of the name of the island is unknown.[3]
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 11 January 1985. The arms show three arrowheads as a symbol for the Battle of Hjörungavágr in 986, in which Earl Håkon defeated the Danish Vikings. This battle played an important role in the struggle by Håkon to unite the whole of Norway. Since the battle took place in the municipality, the arrowheads were considered an appropriate symbol.[4]
[edit] Churches
The Church of Norway has one parish within the municipality of Hareid. It is part of the Diocese of Møre and the Rural Deanery (Prosti) of Søre Sunnmøre.
| Parish (Sokn) |
Church Name | Year Built | Location of the Church |
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| Hareid | Hareid kyrkje | 1877 | Hareid |
[edit] Economy
[edit] Primary industries
Primary industries such as fisheries and agriculture have traditionally been important ways of life in Hareid, and continue to be so for some of the population.
[edit] Industry
In recent years Hareid has developed into a modern industrial municipality with a variety of industries, including furniture, fish farming, offshore and subsea ship systems, and other manufacturers of ship equipment. Many Hareid companies specialize in manufacturing maritime equipment and components, and are part of the maritime cluster of Sunnmøre. Such clusters are considered by the EU to be powerful engines of economic development and drivers for innovation in Europe.[5]
[edit] Industrial companies
- Ekornes (furniture)
- Hareid Group (electrical systems)
- Jets (vacuum sanitation)
- Kvalsvik Produksjon (kitchen furniture)
- Libra Plast (ship doors)
- Norway Pelagic (fish processing plant)
- Rolls Royce Marine (maritime equipment)
- Spenncon (precast concrete)
- Stromek (maritime equipment)
- Vital Base (specialized pillows and cushions)
[edit] Education
The town centre of Hareid is home to Hareid elementary school and Hareid junior high school, with two more elementary schools in more rural parts of the municipality.
- Hareid elementary school, grades 1 through 7
- Bigset elementary school, grades 1 through 7
- Hjørungavåg elementary school, grades 1 through 7
- Hareid junior high school, grades 8 through 10
After finishing junior high school in Hareid, students can complete a high school education in one of Hareid's neighbouring communitites such as Ulstein or Ålesund.
[edit] References
- ^ "Personnemningar til stadnamn i Noreg" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet. http://www.sprakrad.no/nb-no/Sprakhjelp/Rettskrivning_Ordboeker/Innbyggjarnamn/.
- ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf.
- ^ Rygh, Oluf (1908) (in Norwegian). Norske gaardnavne: Romsdals amt (13 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. pp. 56. http://books.google.com/books?id=yGtBAAAAIAAJ.
- ^ Norske Kommunevåpen (1990). "Nye kommunevåbener i Norden". http://www.ngw.nl/int/nor/h/hareid.htm. Retrieved 19 October 2008.
- ^ European Commission Maritime Affairs. "Maritime Clusters". http://ec.europa.eu/maritimeaffairs/clusters_en.html. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
[edit] External links
- Official municipality website (Norwegian)
Media related to Hareid at Wikimedia Commons- Møre og Romsdal travel guide from Wikitravel
- Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway
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