Hen, Møre og Romsdal
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| Hen herad | |
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 Hen herad
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| Coordinates: 62°33′N 07°49′E / 62.55°N 7.817°ECoordinates: 62°33′N 07°49′E / 62.55°N 7.817°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Western Norway |
| County | Møre og Romsdal |
| Municipality ID | NO-1540 |
| Adm. Center | Isfjorden |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+01:00) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+02:00) |
| Created from | Grytten in 1902 |
| Merged into | Rauma in 1964 |
Hen is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The municipality encompassed the valleys around the village of Isfjorden in the northeastern part of the present-day municipality of Rauma. Hen is still a parish within the municipality of Rauma.[1]
The mountains Kyrkjetaket and Gjuratinden are both located in Hen.
[edit] History
The municipality of Hen was established on 1 January 1902 when it was split off from the municipality of Grytten. Hen had an initial population of 1,128. On 1 January 1964, Hen was merged together with Eid, Grytten, Voll, and part of Veøy to form the new municipality of Rauma. Prior to the merger, Hen had a population of 1,663.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Store norske leksikon. "Hen – tidl. kommune i Møre og Romsdal" (in Norwegian). http://www.snl.no/Hen/tidl._kommune_i_M%C3%B8re_og_Romsdal. Retrieved 2010-10-30.
- ^ 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.
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